Chasing Death:
Losing a Child to Suicide

ISBN: 978-1-905399-44-4
Publisher: Perfect Publishers Ltd
Pages: 480
£13.99


Chapters

Chapter One:       Kristian’s Story

Chapter Two:       The Shock, The Disbelief, The Horror

Chapter Three:     Re-writing the Script

Chapter Four:      Trapped in an Agonising Storm of Emotions

Song for Kristian by Carsten Emil Bates, Kristian’s brother

Chapter Five:       Wearing a Mask

Chapter Six: Resisting or Craving Physical Contact

Chapter Seven:    Grieving in Your Own Way and Own Time 

Chapter Eight:     Referring to Your Child as “The Body”

Chapter Nine:      The Day of the Funeral and After

Chapter Ten:       The Family’s Grief

Chapter Eleven:   Bizarre Thoughts, Actions and Secrets

Chapter Twelve:   Memory Triggers: Sights, Sounds, Smells, Possessions

Chapter Thirteen: The Inquest

Chapter Fourteen:        Handling Insensitivity from Others

Chapter Fifteen:   Firsts of Everything

Chapter Sixteen: The Domino Effect

Chapter Seventeen:      Re-focusing Your Energies on the Living

Chapter Eighteen: Dispelling Suicide Myths

Chapter Nineteen: Professional Views

Chapter Twenty:   Life after Death

Chapter Twenty-one:     Coping Strategies

Chapter Twenty-two:     The Years Ahead

Chapter Twenty-three:   Inspirational Thoughts

Chapter Twenty-four:    Useful Resources

Conclusion

Poem for Kristian by Lauren Erica, aged 9, Kristian’s sister

The White Dove Project
©Jan Andersen 2009 - 2011

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£1 from every book sold is being donated to Kidscape, the UK charity committed to keeping children safe from bullying and abuse.
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