Please help me with some books on grieving

[Gigglin4God]

On June 22, I lost the most important man in my life. My Daddy lost his battle with ALS. This has been the the hardest thing I’ve had to face. I was wondering if you all know of a good book or book in grieving and guilt that would help me get through this time. Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thank you for your help in advance. May God bless you all.

 

[wllmjoseph]

On June 22, I lost the most important man in my life. My Daddy lost his battle with ALS. This has been the the hardest thing I’ve had to face. I was wondering if you all know of a good book or book in grieving and guilt that would help me get through this time. Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thank you for your help in advance. May God bless you all.

I don’t know if you are open to reading books by non Catholic authors. Harold Kushner is an Orthodox Rabbi who wrote the book When Bad Things Happed to Good People. He wrote the book after his young son had died.

Several years ago within my family there were family members whose overall health was not good. It was rough on my parents. My mother read Rabbi Kushner’s book and she found it very helpful. I have provided a link.

google.com/search?q=when+bad+things+happen+to+good+people&rls=com.microsoft:en-US:IE-SearchBox&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8&sourceid=ie7&rlz=1I7MXGB_enUS546&gws_rd=ssl

 

[Della]

From a Christian perspective I suggest: A Grief Observed by C. S. Lewis. Very insightful and beautifully written account of his own time of grief after his wife Joy died.

 

[wllmjoseph]

Another book that may help you with grieving is Man’s Search For Meaning by Viktor Frankl. Viktor Frankle speaks of his experience in Auschwitz Concentration Camp and how in the midst of great suffering, death and grieving he was able to survive Auschwitz and to move with his life. It is a phenomenal book to read.

 

[egretps]

You have my sympathy. I am so sorry for you and your family’s loss.

The Grief Recovery Handbook, John W. James and Russell Friedman.

It deals with grief, and losses other than death. It also helps with unresolved grief.

In it, although I do not believe the authors are Catholic, they mention how valuable it is to have a listening partner to unburden our grief in one of the excercises. If I can find the exact quote, it reminded me of our Catholic version of confession. That having a living human being sitting in place of the lost person is healing while we speak to them. A non-catholic Christian I know didn’t understand the value of this. But, I sure did.