How I Survived the First Year

a mother's journey of grief

by Lora Marie Wade


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Book Details

Language : English
Publication Date : 12/13/2004

Format : Softcover
Dimensions : 6x9
Page Count : 136
ISBN : 9781420899603

About the Book

Grief is not something to “get over.”  If you’ve ever lost someone you loved, you already know how painful it is.  Death is the part of life we don’t like to deal with.  Sudden death is devastating, especially the loss of a child.  But, whomever we lose, the grief experience is as difficult as it is inevitable.  It is emotional work that requires the bereaved to become even more vulnerable.  By going “through it” we can find acceptance and eventually, peace.

How I Survived the First Year is a mother’s journal of grieving after the death of her 21-year-old son in an auto accident.  It details the stages of her mourning and expresses the universal realizations we all must come to each time we encounter the face of death.  A road map it is not.  There are many paths to peace and we each must find our own road to recovery.

It is said that creativity is often born of sadness and pain.  In this particular account, we can see the birth of story telling, poems, songs and inner reflections.  It is one mother’s experience.  Perhaps it can help you find a way of confronting the losses of your life.


About the Author

Lora Marie Wade is a mother whose son was killed in an auto accident.  This book is her experience of survival.  Family stories, inner reflections, poems and songs, capture the depth of her sorrow and the joy of her memories.  Faith and love sustain her as she journeys the “first year.”  Immersion into the process allows her to accept the horrible truth and discover the promise of peace taking root in her heart and mind.

Lora is a music minister and composer of over 200 songs.  An actress and singer, she works as a soloist, song leader and performs one-woman shows.  She is the author/teacher of “Sing and Sign,” an original program of singing and sign language for children.