From Grief to Gratitude...: A Passage Though Fear to Fulfillment

By Robert H. Carey

The emotional and mental stress caused by the loss of a loved one ranges from traumatic to a sense of relief. So often the severity is increased by the sudden nature of the loss or by the intimacy of the relationship with the deceased.

Carey has experienced the full range. He has lost three wives to cancer, his younger and only brother, his oldest son and three of his closest friends.

In this book Carey describes his responses and the coping strategies he has learned in the process.

Anyone concerned with or dealing with the loss of a loved one will gain from reading this book. It will provide a solid perspective and some effective field-tested ideas you can utilize to make your PASSAGE THROUGH FEAR TO FULFILLMENT an enriching experience.

• Language: English
• Publisher: iUniverse
• Release date: Feb 13, 2013
• ISBN: 9781475973723

Robert H. Carey

Robert H. Carey is 86 years old and is a native Oregonian. He retired after forty-four years in the business life insurance and pension administration businesses. He is a graduate of the University of Oregon where he lettered in football. Carey was General Sales Manager of a Caterpillar dealership before entering the insurance profession. Carey’s previous book was entitled, Loving for Many Reasons.

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From Grief to Gratitude…

A Passage Though Fear to Fulfillment

Robert H. Carey

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From Grief to Gratitude…

A Passage Though Fear to Fulfillment

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ISBN: 978-1-4759-7371-6 (sc)

ISBN: 978-1-4759-7372-3 (ebk)

iUniverse rev. date: 02/06/2013

Contents

Chapter 1   Don’t waste the Pain

Chapter 2   Overcoming the Shock

Chapter 3   When Hope Persists

Chapter 4   A Vital Assignment

Chapter 5   A Sustaining Assumption

Chapter 6   An Inspiring Departure

Chapter 7   The Ultimate Answer

Foreword

The title I have chosen for this book describes a process of dealing with pain… the frequency, the depth, the intensity and the duration of grief experienced with the loss of a loved one or in my case the loss of many loved ones.

Here are seven personal stories describing those losses, my responses to them and important lessons I learned from each loss. It is my hope you will consider their merit and possible application in your life.

First of all, even though I am 86 years old, I still have a lucid memory which is most useful in writing this book.

Secondly, I