1st Edition

Remembering Lives Conversations with the Dying and the Bereaved

By Lorraine Hedtke, John Winslade Copyright 2004
    152 Pages
    by Routledge

    152 Pages
    by Routledge

    Grief is frequently thought of as an ordeal we must simply survive. This book offers a fresh approach to the negotiation of death and grief. It is founded in principles of constructive conversation that focus on "remembering" lives, in contrast to processes of forgetting or dismembering those who have died. Re-membering is about a comforting, life enhancing, and sustaining approach to death that does not dwell on the pain of loss and is much more than wistful reminiscing. It is about the deliberate construction of stories that continue to include the dead in the membership of our lives.

    Chapter One Why Remember?

     

    Chapter Two Death and Grief in the Modern World

     

    Chapter Three Constructing Death

     

    Chapter Four Death Doesn’t Mean Saying Goodbye

     

    Chapter Five Who Will Carry My Stories?

     

    Chapter Six How Can We Stay Close?

     

    Chapter Seven Keeping a Plate Set for Grandma

     

    Chapter Eight Narratives or Spirituality

     

    Chapter Nine Troubling Memories

     

    Chapter Ten The Beginning

    References

    Index

    Biography

    Lorraine Hedtke, John Winslade