The Forgotten Father

By Gary Roen

The death of a child is devastating. Parents find much difficulty in coping with this kind of tragedy. However, men in our culture are taught not to express emotiion, and their feelings are often overlooked as they try to be the strong male figure that does not fall apart. Women can express themselves better, but the men feel as great a sorrow and have no outlet for the grief they feel. This book explores the feeings of a father who lived through the tragedt and tells the story of the impact it has on him. The rendering of the storybecomes a poignant expression of a fathers grief afer the sudden SIDS death of his child . An excellent comforting book for grieving fathers, parents or other relatives.
"The Forgotten Father" is a soft, subtle, on target rendering of grief that calls up the image of the ocean in the way it flows along. The writings exude love and understanding of a new cycle of life after a parent suffers the loss of a child. This will resonate with any parent after the death of their child. Mark Rambis member of Compassionate Friends Organization and, a bereaved Father of his son Tony

"The Forgotten Father" is a poignant expression of a father's grief after the sudden death of his two-and-a-half-month-old son. Michael David still holds a special place in his dad's heart so many years later. Readers, especially health care professionals, will better understand the never-ending emotional pain of fathers who lose children and focus on them as much as the mother in the bereavement follow-up. The message of this work will stay with me forever. Lois Gerber, RN, BSN, MPH

In our culture men are expected to never show weakness, to stay strong and to bear adversity without emotion. But, even Superman has shed tears. Someday SIDs will be understood and eliminated. I can't imagine anything worse than a beautiful baby dying for no apparent reason. Sharon Ahern Author

"The Forgotten Father" tells of a loving father's deepest pain of the loss of his son to SIDS that should help other grieving fathers cope with the death of their child, that is a wonderful uplifting powerful story to read. I'll definitely recommend to friends in similar situations . Gloria S. Claire Health Care Specialist

• Language: English
• Publisher: TaylorandSealePublishing
• Release date: Jul 6, 2018
• ISBN: 9780463297674

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