What Is Death?

Harold Ivan Smith

Grieving the Death of a Mother

A mother's death can make a shambles of schedules, priorities, agendas, commitments, and, sometimes, even our most important relationships. A mother's last breath inevitably changes us. Drawing on his own experience of loss, as well as those of others, Harold Ivan Smith guides readers through their grief, from the process of dying through the acts of remembering and honoring a mother after her death.

Barbara Bartocci

Nobody's Child Anymore: Grieving, Caring and Comforting When Parents Die

Unlike most books on grieving the loss of a parent, Bartocci takes a comprehensive approach from caring for a dying parent through finding new meaning beyond grief. She writes from experience and offers poignant vignettes approaching hard questions with compassion and a wealth of practical wisdom.

Michele A. Reiss

Lessons in Loss and Living: Hope and Guidance for Confronting Serious Illness and Grief

The counselor to Randy Pausch ("The Last Lecture") provides comfort and counsel for readers who are coping with the challenges of serious illness or grief. Through a collection of true-life examples, she offers a book about hope and the art of living and loving well despite significant adversity.