Grief Diaries: Loss of a Parent

by Lynda Cheldelin Fell, Christine Duminiak

Patti was 14 when her father died suddenly of a heart attack. Mary was 26 when her father died from a fall. Vicki was 5 when her mother died in a freak car accident. They all have three things in losing a parent, facing a rollercoaster of overwhelming emotions, and embarking on a heartfelt journey that begins with shock, sadness, and disbelief and eventually ends with understanding, healing, and hope.

Part of the award-winning Grief Diaries series featuring true stories about real life experiences, this book is a portable support group for people who have lost a parent. Filled with answers to poignant questions, each writer invites readers into their world, and surrounds them with warmth, comfort and compassion as they seek comfort and understanding in the aftermath of their own loss.

248 pages, Paperback

Published December 17, 2015

About the author

After losing her 15-year-old daughter in a car accident in 2009, Lynda Cheldelin Fell was caught in a fog of shock and grief. Just when she started to reclaim her life, Lynda's beloved 46-year-old husband suffered a massive stroke, leaving him permanently disabled. Determined to restore hope to her devastated family, Lynda journeyed to the extremes of human resiliency and fought hard to find a way back. In doing so, she discovered that helping others was a powerful balm for her own wounds. She founded AlyBlue Media in 2013, created Grief Diaries Radio and Grief Diaries Live in 2014, created the International Grief & Hope Convention 2015, earned four national literary awards in 2016, wrote the curriculum Managing Grief in the Workplace in 2017, was nominated for five national advocacy awards in 2017, and co-founded the International Grief Institute in 2017. Now considered a pioneer in the field of inspirational hope, Lynda creates groundbreaking projects dedicated to raising awareness and compassion, and inspire healing and hope that life can be restored at any time.

Reviews

[Catherine]

grief..i have tried many times to put the feelings grief imprints on your soul into words. this book provides an insanely wide spectrum of emotions that come from the loss of a parent. very raw and honest stories that offer hope to those who are also going through similar bereavement.