Includes bibliographical references (pages 99-110) and index
Contents:
Introduction Dealing with a loss of a loved one: Comfort in a dying mother's list of reasons to live / Shoshanna Addley Saying goodbye to a beloved aunt / Robin Stratton Father's grief / Howard Twitty Cherishing a fatally ill infant / Amy Kuebelbeck The role of faith in the grieving process: A stillborn child challenges a mother's Catholic faith / Anne Donovan Finding God's grace through loss / Gerald L. Sittser A son's participation in Hindu death rituals for his father / Vikas Kamat A Muslim woman's reflections on the loss of her mother / Santi Sockanto Choosing the moment of death: Why I choose to end my life / Carol Bernstein Ferry Coping with a friend's suicide / Patricia Volk Near-death experiences and the afterlife: A near-death experience brings a woman to faith in God / Beverly Brodsky A woman chooses to live to raise her son / Karen Schaeffer A child's near-death experience and its impact on the family / Doug Mendenhall
