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First Year, Worst Year Barbara A. Wilson

First Year, Worst Year By Barbara A. Wilson

First Year, Worst Year by Barbara A. Wilson


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Summary

When clinical psychologist Barbara Wilson was faced with the devastating loss of her adult daughter Sarah, her professional skills were sorely tested. This memoir of survival during and after bereavement details how she, her husband Mick, and their family came to terms with their loss.

First Year, Worst Year Summary

First Year, Worst Year: Coping with the unexpected death of our grown-up daughter by Barbara A. Wilson

When clinical psychologist Barbara Wilson was faced with the devastating loss of her adult daughter Sarah, her professional skills were sorely tested. How she, her husband Mick, and their family came to terms with their loss is detailed in First Year, Worst Year, a moving memoir of survival during and after bereavement. Filled with photos of the Wilson family and their journey retracing the last moments of their daughter, who perished in a rafting accident in Peru, this book is a testament to the resilience of the human heart, even after it?s been broken.

First Year, Worst Year Reviews

"...portrays the challenge of getting through each day in a state of grief, trauma and shock." (Human Givens Journal, Vol.11, No.4, 2004) "...a potentially useful resource..." (Journal of Mental Health, Vol 14 (3) 2005)

About Barbara A. Wilson

Barbara Wilson, O.B.E. is a well-known clinical psychologist with a special interest in memory functions. This book however, is not written from her professional perspective, but as a bereaved mother. Her husband, Mick Wilson, is a publishing professional. They have another daughter and son who survive.

Table of Contents

Foreword. Acknowledgements. INTRODUCTION. CHAPTER 1: There's terrible, terrible news. CHAPTER 2: Sarah lovely, Sarah happy. CHAPTER 3: You were not fragile until you were fearless. CHAPTER 4: It's OK, I can talk about it. CHAPTER 5: I always flirt with death. CHAPTER 6: Can you make a phone call if you're dead? CHAPTER 7: We kiss the joy as it flies. CHAPTER 8: The final goodbye: "Forever Young". EPILOGUE: Last word from Sarah (as it were). References.

Additional information

GOR001620751
9780470093597
0470093595
First Year, Worst Year: Coping with the unexpected death of our grown-up daughter by Barbara A. Wilson
Used - Very Good
Paperback
John Wiley & Sons Inc
2004-11-30
214
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This is a used book - there is no escaping the fact it has been read by someone else and it will show signs of wear and previous use. Overall we expect it to be in very good condition, but if you are not entirely satisfied please get in touch with us

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