Experiencing bereavement / Helen Alexander.

Boston : Pauline Books & Media, 2003.

xii, 241 pages ; 21 cm

3rd ed.

First work originally published in English under the title: Bereavement - A shared experience by Lion Publishing plc, Oxford, England.

"So alone!": the fact of death -- Saying goodbye : acknowledging reality 22 -- "It's like my heart is breaking!" : the truth sinks in -- "A gift of time" : facing terminal illness -- "I never even said goodbye" : sudden death -- "You can always have another" : the hidden bereavements -- "If only it had been me instead!" : the death of a child -- Taboo deaths : difficult circumstances -- Everyone can feel loss : be wary of exclusion -- Putting the pieces back together again : can we? -- "You feel so helpless" : befriending the bereaved -- Struggling to make sense of it all : death as part of life.

Includes bibliographical references.