Review: Pass on this one, As an RN, who has dealt with death of many patients and family left behind, this book comes up short
Rating: 2 out of 5
Date: 02 2, 2014
I have worked in Hospice, Long Term Care and Acute Care settings. This book comes up short in many areas. The book is more of an outline. I had my husband read it, his wife died suddenly at age 27 many years ago in childbirth. He laughed at some of the "ways to deal" and his comments was "The author needs to do some more research. This is NOT how is is for most people."The comment that Suicide is ALWAYS selfish is JUST PLAIN WRONG. There are many sides to Suicide, reasons for suicide, types of suicide, and how it impacts those who are left behind. But to just make a simple statement like that, is JUST a title of a chapter, not a stand alone sentence.The Grief Process is FAR MORE detailed than this book describes. This book does not even mention that a person in the Grief process tends to waver back and forth for long periods of time when they are either the dying person, or the person left living.Books by Elizabeth Kubler Ross on the 5 Grief Stages and Understanding the Grief Process would be far better to read than this book.Pass on this one. Do some more research if you are looking for an adequate book on Grief Process. I highly recommend anything that includes Kubler Ross's Philosophy on death.I gave it 1 star for being a book, and 1 star for being an outline. 2* only.