{"product_id":"shattered-dreams-and-broken-hearts-linda-j-stilson-9781957676630","title":"Shattered Dreams and Broken Hearts: Depression, Suicide, Death, and the Pain It Leaves Behind","description":"\u003cp\u003eShattered Dreams and Broken Hearts is a spiritual and inspirational guide for family survivors who have lost someone to suicide. Expressing .her grief throgh poetry, is not only therapeutic to the author, but can also be therapeutic to others suffering from similar losses. One can relate to the various stages of grief that one must go through in order to survive a horrible tragedy or senseless loss. One never knows when it is going to affect their family. It happens unexpectedly like an eagle swooping down for its kill.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"unanswered questions haunt us now, \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAsking why, and knowing how?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhat happened to our child that day?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTo make them feel they had to die that way.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTo end their life and break our heart.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe pain so deep we fall apart.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOthers tell us that we should move on.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEasy for them who still have their daughter or son.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThey have no idea of the pain of walking in our shoes.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eUntil they lose a child, they have no idea and have no clues.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThere is no time table for our grief to end.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBetter to offer their compassion and an ear to lend.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThan to tell us our child was selfish and unkind.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOr a coward, than one with a troubled mind.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTheir pain was real and confused them so, \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTheir feelings were more like an an enemy or foe....\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eExerpt from \"Unanswered Questions Haunt Us Now\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Experience the strength and sensitivity expressed in poetry while learning the signs to look for in someone contemplating suicide as a way to end their pain from overwhelming conditions or illness. Learn about support groups, websites available for survivors of suicide, and how to get help for those that are thinking they have no hope for the future.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLosing her husband to cancer and later losing her son, her only birth child, leaves no greater loss. Expressing grief through poetry, she reaches out to others providing comfort and promoting suicide awareness. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Linda J. Stilson\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1957676639\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781957676630\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Primix Publishing\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/14\/2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 114\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.75lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.44d","brand":"Linda J. Stilson","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":44311133651199,"sku":"9781957676630","price":14.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_1b12acb8-aad7-4c46-9446-ee5e69a3ad2b.jpg?v=1695721240","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/shattered-dreams-and-broken-hearts-linda-j-stilson-9781957676630","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}