Written from your pet's perspective, every page in this book is full of love and loyalty from beyond the grave. Let the voice of your best friend guide you to the other side of grief. You will never look at life or death the same way again!
Author Kate McGahan brings 35 years of clinical hospice and end-of-life care into this powerful and life-changing book. What will you do when I must leave? How do you prepare? Why do some of us suffer? What happens when we die? Why don't some people understand? Based on the wisdom and teachings of our favorite four-legged grief counselor, Jack McAfghan, this book is designed to bring comfort and inspiration at your time of personal loss. As the appointed Rainbow Bridge representative, Jack will answer many questions you have asked and many questions you have not yet thought to ask.
Learn the secret language that will help you communicate with your pets no matter where they are. He walks you gently through the five stages of grief. He will prepare you for the inevitable, teach you to make peace with decisions you may ultimately have to make and help you to understand that the end of this life is not the end of life at all. Learn to face transitions courageously, rid yourself of guilt and blame, find out how much you are deeply loved and strengthen your faith in the fact that life never ends and that love never dies.
When the time comes to grieve the loss of a pet, you are never prepared; it's never long enough. This little book will help you know how to make the right decisions, how to stay strong in your time of loss and how to move forward by using the power of your love instead of the limits of your mind.
TABLE OF CONTENTS:
(1) IF YOU WERE A FLOWER
(2) DEATH: FEARED & MISUNDERSTOOD
(3) NO LIFE WITHOUT LOSS
(4) NOT 'JUST' A PET
(5) FACING THE INEVITABLE
(6) ANTICIPATORY GRIEF
(7) PRE-GRIEF
(8) END OF LIFE DECISIONS
(9) PREPARING FOR THE PASSAGE
(10) "THE APPOINTMENT"/ Euthanasia
(11) AFTERSHOCKS
(12) THE PROCESS OF GRIEF
(13) WAKING FROM THE DREAM
(14) SHOCK/DENIAL
(15) ASHES AND MEMORIALS
(16) TEARS AND FEARS
(17) ANGER
(18) COMPLICATED GRIEF
(19) BARGAINING
(20) WHO TO BLAME
(21) SUICIDE
(22) DEPRESSION
(23) THERE IS NO DEATH
(24) YOU CAN HEAL WHAT YOU FEEL
(25) ACCEPTANCE
(26) GROWING PAINS
(27) ANNIVERSARIES
(28) THE LANGUAGE OF THE HEART
(29) THE GIFT OF GRIEF
(30) DREAMS
(31) SIGNS
(32) HOW TO TELL THE CHILDREN & COMFORT YOUR REMAINING PETS
(33) LIFE BEYOND GRIEF
(35) ONLY HUMAN
(36) GRIEF SUPPORT
"Sweet, Loving, Touching. A heartfelt book to heal from the loss of your beloved."
"A little treasure filled with hope and love."
"The best book ever to heal pet loss!"
"No other book helped me to work through the loss of my dog like this one did. I fell in love with Jack and I was able to create a whole new relationship with my angel on the Heaven on the other side of Rainbow Bridge. Thank you Jack and Kate!"
