Handbook for Those Who Grieve: What You Should Know and What You Can Do During Times of Loss - Softcover

The path to grief recovery. . .

This valuable resource guide provides practical information for people
who are grieving and the people who support them. Material is presented
in an easy-to-read format for quick reference and features:

• Tips for planning funerals and wakes
• Sample sympathy letters appropriate for a variety of grief situations
• “Do” and “don’t” lists for family and friends of the grieving
• Helpful lists of pertinent planning details
• Information on helping children grieve
• A comprehensive list of publications and organizations that provide grief support

After twenty years of ministering to the bereaved and consulting other ministers, this is the first comprehensive book that I would recommend to those who grieve and minister. This truly is a text for life.
— Deacon Ray Deabel, president-elect, National Catholic Ministry to the Bereaved

Reading this book adds to my insight into grief after forty years of medical practice. I strongly recommend it for grieving families and the professionals who assist them.
— Thomas S. Patricoski, M.D., family physician, former chief of staff, Little Company of Mary Hospital

An essential reference, written in laymen’s language. This book is a great service to the grieving.
— Martha Burke Tressler, bereavement ministry coordinator, Family Ministries Office, Archdiocese of Chicago