Written by: Lora Marie Wade
ISBN-13:978-1420899603
“Grief is not something to “get over.” If you’ve ever lost someone you loved, you already know how painful it is. Death is the part of life we don’t like to deal with. Sudden death is devastating, especially the loss of a child. But, whomever we lose, the grief experience is as difficult as it is inevitable. It is emotional work that requires the bereaved to become even more vulnerable. By going “through it” we can find acceptance and eventually, peace. How I Survived the First Year is a mother’s journal of grieving after the death of her 21-year-old son in an auto accident. It details the stages of her mourning and expresses the universal realizations we all must come to each time we encounter the face of death. A road map it is not. There are many paths to peace and we each must find our own road to recovery. It is said that creativity is often born of sadness and pain. In this particular account, we can see the birth of story telling, poems, songs and inner reflections. It is one mother’s experience. Perhaps it can help you find a way of confronting the losses of your life.”
Are you or is someone you know, on a personal journey through grief? Grieving and loss take time and more importantly, they take a different amount of time for everyone. Lora spent her first year after her son’s death, writing every day. We each handle grief differently but the stages remain relatively the same. We all go through many of the same feelings but in a different order or a differing intensity. This book goes deeper. It shows that while there may be stages of sorrow and anger, there is also joy and peace. Each day swirls with a new mix of the feelings that change each day and sometimes each hour. It reminds us that while the world pushes us to move on, it is worthwhile to linger and feel as we honor the memory of those we lost. ~ Mary Gondwe – Lora’s daughter
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