Through Death to Life

Ron Gries

First Page Publications, 1999 - Self-Help - 236 pages

When the diagnosis of terminal cancer was given to Patty Gries in September of 1993, a four and a half year journey was begun that brought to vivid consciousness the precious nature of life, the sadness of death, the totality of grief, the wonder of healing, and the overriding power of faith. Throughout the ordeal, Ron Gries wrote as he was so strongly affected by the experience. In these pages he shares this most personal writing. Book jacket.

Contents

• The Beginning of the End: 3
• Self Exploration: 11
• Mortality: 18
• Brothers: 27
• Retirement and Reflection: 36
• Alone but with Help from Above and Below: 42
• We Do the Best We Can with the Hand Were Dealt: 48
• The Wonder of Marriage: 65
• Assisted Suicide: 71
• The Last Six Months: 81
• Shes Gone: 92
• Grieving Begins but I Dont Realize It: 103
• Remembering the Good: 112
• A Shocking Resurgence of Grief: 127
• People Who Have Walked with Me: 145
• The Everyday: 161
• Isnt It Just a Car?: 176
• Thanks Especially for the Light: 189
• An Anniversary Approaches: 203
• Ive Run out of Poems but Not Words: 230
• Epilogue: 237

Bibliographic information

• Title: Through Death to Life
• Author: Ron Gries
• Edition: illustrated
• Publisher: First Page Publications, 1999
• ISBN: 1882792874, 9781882792870
• Length: 236 pages
• Subjects: Self-Help / Death, Grief, Bereavement