Resource Added & Facebook Request

Before I tell you about the book I recently added to our resource list, I have a request.  There is now a Facebook page for Grandparents Grief and I welcome you to 'Like' the page.  Generally, it provides updates when there is a new blog entry, but when I have a small snippet to share, that is where it will be posted. 

You can either click the Facebook icon found on the right side of this page beneath the blog category list or go directly to fb and search for Grandparents Grief.  Our fb address is:  www.facebook.com/grandparentsgrief .  Thank you!

Now, on to the book: 

Last week, I added "Grandma's Tears - Comfort for Grieving Grandparents" to our resource list.  I really liked this 80-page offering of comfort for those of us mourning a grandchild.  Most pamphlets, brochures and books give the same advice using similar - if not exact - phrasing and words.  It's as though there's a set list of things you need to do and a specific method to follow while battling grief. 

This quick-read provides new perspectives.

Author, June Cerza Kolf believes that grandparents are the most influential link in the family's healing process.  She uses her experience as hospice volunteer and leader of grief support groups to offer practical and not-so-common strategies for handling our grief.

A suggested reading list and pages to begin a daily journal follow the last chapter. 

If you have read something that was particularly helpful and comforting to you, please share in the blog comments.  If you are not comfortable sharing on the blog, feel free to send an e-mail with details and I would be happy to post.  We can all benefit from our shared resources. 

Next time, I'll talk about my busy Memorial Day weekend.  I hope you, too, had a meaningful and wonderful holiday spent with people you love.

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