When Pup excels at a photography assignment he thought he’d bomb, things start to come into focus. His dream girl shows her true colors. An unexpected friend exposes Pup to a whole new world, right under his nose.

So Sorry for Your Lossis a powerful and indispensable book that is unlike any book on grief that I’ve previously found. Gachman shares her own moving story while offering advice that is both clear and forgiving. The world is full of books that tell you what not to say to someone grieving; I love that Gachman stresses that (with only a few exceptions) anything is better than silence. This is a book suffused with humor and grace, and one that I will keep close at hand to help guide me when I need to comfort others—and myself." As the youngest of eight, painfully average Pup Flanagan is used to flying under the radar. He’s barely passing his classes. He lets his longtime crush walk all over him. And he’s in no hurry to decide on a college path.The hospital mortuary has coffins for even tinier babies. The tiny ones are the size of a loaf of bread, but the tiniest are just the size of a bar of soap, lined, with a tiny pillow and blanket for the babies born much too early, but still perfectly formed. They have clothes too from a company that makes them for premature babies. Not generic, but beautifully-embroidered tiny dresses and three piece suits for the boys. I think this may be the saddest thing I ever read. My eyes are full now, just writing it. A note - it is only for babies clothes and a coffin is provided. For adults, it is what they are wearing. Although a man, viewing the much tattooed and pierced body of his loved one, did ask the author to dress her head to toe in a latex outfit he'd bought and remove the genital ring from a piercing to give him. Requests denied. She has appeared on ABC's 20/20, CBS We are Austin, Chicago’s WGN and Texas Standard. She’s written two comic books for Bluewater Comics, about legendary superheroes Marilyn Monroeand Elizabeth Taylor. She lives near Austin, Texas, with her husband and son. Well-delineated characters and Foley’s subtle hand distinguish this moving novel.”— Publishers Weekly Evie loves dusting caskets, polishing pews, and vacuuming the chapel — and on funeral days, she dresses up and hands out tissues and offers her condolences to mourners. She doesn't normally help her parents with the grieving families directly, until one day when they ask her to help with Oren, a boy who was in a horrific car accident that killed both his parents. Oren refuses to speak and Evie, who is nursing her own private grief, is determined to find a way to help him deal with his loss. (From Orca Book Publishers)

A searching, heartfelt exploration about what it means to process grief, by a bestselling author and journalist whose experience with two devastating losses inspired her to bring comfort and understanding to others. People whose partners, spouses or parents are no longer with us are expected, too often, to have a time limit on their grief and then the person will never be mentioned again. The only way to get through grief is to get through it, if that makes sense. The only way to deal with your new normal is to talk about them. You go through the pain barrier that way. It’s awful and it’s hard, but never having a conversation again about who you’ve lost is not the way to pay tribute to them.” Evie Walman is not obsessed with death. She does think about it a lot, though, but only because her family runs a Jewish funeral home. At twelve, Evie already knows she’s going to be a funeral director when she grows up. So what if the kids at school call her “corpse girl” and say she smells like death? They’re just mean and don’t get how important it is to have someone take care of things when your world is falling apart. Evie loves dusting caskets, polishing pews, and vacuuming the chapel―and on funeral days, she dresses up and hands out tissues and offers her condolences to mourners. She doesn’t normally help her parents with the grieving families directly, until one day when they ask her to help with Oren, a boy who was in a horrific car accident that killed both his parents. Oren refuses to speak and Evie, who is nursing her own private grief, is determined to find a way to help him deal with his loss. Hold tight to memories for comfort. Lean on your friends for strength. And always remember how much you're loved. When we learn that a friend, relative or even acquaintance has experienced the tragedy of losing someone from their lives our first reaction is usually to say ‘sorry for your loss’.Losing a parent is devastating for their children. If you know someone that’s lost their mother or father then let them know you’re thinking of them with these alternative phrases for “sorry for your loss”.

It is a priority for CBC to create products that are accessible to all in Canada including people with visual, hearing, motor and cognitive challenges. Through confident, expressive narration, Foley...provides an affirming conclusion to this delicately told coming-of-age story. Horn Book Magazine Meet Mr X Found in his apartment months after his death, Mr X has no relatives that can be traced. He is the longest-serving resident of the mortuary, having been there for almost a year while the search for his elusive family continues. The staff talk to him like an old friend, but Mr X is disintegrating and a decision has to be made soon. body Jenga, switching the bodies inside the refrigerators and freezers to free the space for the new arrivals. Please accept my deepest condolences on the loss of your beloved _____. You are now and will remain in my thoughts and prayers.

While it may not feel that way now, your incredible strength will help guide you through your grief as you mourn the loss of your loved one. SORRY FOR YOUR LOSS : What working with the dead taught me about life” is a non fiction memoir of a behind the scenes look at working life in an NHS hospital mortuary. Written by Linda Watson-Brown and is based on the real life experiences of Kate Marshall, as she recalls various encounters with both the living and the dead, during her employment across a full calendar year. Kate tells quite a few different stories of those whose bodies she dealt with and their relatives. As well as the differences, be it the age of the person who died, or the circumstances of how that person died and the effect it had on those mourning them, and the different way people mourn too. Marshall is not afraid to give her own opinions and judgements but that makes for an authentic voice. We learn that death is very much part of the everyday, but that our dead should still be afforded the respect and love they deserve.