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Author Archives: Melissa Gouty
Gracie Bell, Imprint of Akashic Books, to Focus on Books about Grief and Recovery
Grief memoirs can be helpful to the healing process
How can you bear the weight of grief? How can you survive the searing burn of loss or deal with the dull, consistent ache that lingers after the death of a loved one? Many people find help in books. Gracie … Continue reading
Posted in Something Special
Tagged Akashic Books, Ann Hood, Gracie Bell, grief literature, Grief memoirs, Recovery
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“What to Do When I’m Gone: A Mother’s Wisdom to Her Daughter” by Suzy Hopkins and Hallie Bateman
A mother-daughter team collaborate to help daughters get through life after their mothers die
Can a book about death be laugh-out-loud funny? Can an instruction manual on what to do when you lose your mother be quirky and charming, witty and wise, painful and poignant? You bet. Suzy Hopkins and Hallie Bateman’s book, “What … Continue reading
Posted in Lending Insight
Tagged Dealing with death, Death and Dying, end-of-life, Grief, Hallie Bateman, Mother's Advice, Suzy Hopkins
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I Once Was Lost: Hope for Wandering Alzheimer’s Patients
Technology and law enforcement team up to find patients who have wandered away from familiar surroundings
The Onslaught of Alzheimer’s It’s staggering. At this very moment in America, 5.7 million people have Alzheimer’s disease. In just three decades, that number will be 14 million. Today in the United States, family members and unpaid volunteers provide more … Continue reading
Posted in Something Special
Tagged autism, Dealing with Alzheimer's, Dementia, L.A. Found, Project Lifesaver, wanderers
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“Gulf Coast Highway” by James Hooker and Nanci Griffith
Thirty years after it was written, the song "Gulf Coast Highway" still resonates with the struggles of life and the peacefulness of death
More than 30 years ago, James Hooker wrote the music to “Gulf Coast Highway” for Nanci Griffith. Once he had written and recorded it, he played the music for Nanci as they rolled down the Pennsylvania Turnpike in a blizzard. … Continue reading
