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BooksGrief Is A Shadow - A Biography of My LoveBy Albert M. SwashThe passing of a loved one is the most dramatic event in a person's life. The deep and poignant distress of grief leads people to wonder how they will cope, and why they feel guilt. The grieving often ask where they can find help and how they can resume life after separation. In Albert Swash's autobiographical GRIEF IS A SHADOW - A BIOGRAPHY OF MY LOVE, a journey through 52 years of his successful marriage to Iris is examined in detail. From the first happy meetings to the dark and tragic final weeks, days and hours, the love of this union is shown in all its depth. At times endlessly happy, at other times relentlessly devestating, GRIEF IS A SHADOW had a dual function in its writing. The first is to act as a closing influence on a hard and shattering event. "GRIEF IS A SHADOW is a true love story," says author Swash. "Our marriage survived - with strength intact - all the peaks and valleys we could have ever imagined. Through the good times and bad times our union lasted. I loved her. Dearly." There is, however, a more damning side to this story. A side detailing neglect, apathy and a health care system gone fundamentally rotten. Swash takes us into his mind and heart for the last days of Iris's time in this world, a time where nurses and hospitals are overworked, underfunded and incredibly strained. Swash is fair in his assessments, delicately balancing his natural instincts of denial and blame with the facts of Iris's passing. By journey's end, the reader is invited to contact the author and discuss the circumstances. Though Iris is gone, her shadow remains. In completing GRIEF IS A SHADOW, Swash's grief over the loss of Iris has been transformed into a protective and comforting shadow of life. This is not a dialogue of despair. This is a story of living. A portion of the proceeds of each book sold will be donated to Mid-Island Hospice in Nanaimo for the training of volunteers to further their work with the terminally ill and the bereaved. More: For review copies or interviews, contact the author directly at Grief is a Shadow - A Biography of My Love |
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