ABSTRACT

"Grandparents Cry Twice: Help for Bereaved Grandparents" is a book about grandparents' dual sorrow when a grandchild dies. They cry for their lost grandchild and they also cry for the terrible grief they see their own child having to bear. The author, Mary Lou Reed, writes of her experiences when her beloved grandson, Alex, died. Through her personal story she touches the universal in all grandparents' grief.

chapter |3 pages

Introduction

chapter 1|6 pages

My Grandson’s Life and Death

chapter 2|10 pages

Our Family’s Grief

chapter 3|8 pages

My Search for Help

chapter 4|13 pages

The Grief Process

chapter 5|12 pages

Helping Myself

chapter 6|7 pages

Helping Our Grieving Child

chapter 7|10 pages

Sibling Grief and Needs

chapter 8|10 pages

In Memory: Memorials and Healing Rituals

chapter 9|10 pages

How Others May Help/Hinder

chapter 10|10 pages

Finding My Way

chapter |2 pages

Epilogue