Sorry For Your Loss: What working with the dead taught me about life

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This was such a great book! After I started it my Kindle did not turn off until I was finished. This author also handles the sensitive topic of death in a very age-appropriate way that made me laugh out loud, which I was not expecting! Evie and Oren were very realistic and their voices felt very real (or texts, in Oren's case). I cannot think of anything bad to say about this book and am looking to read more of Joanne Levy's work! All of these should be suitable for most situations. If you’d prefer to use your own words then try to think about what you would like to hear from someone if you were in that position.

In Next Level Basic, the reality star, podcast queen, and ranch dressing expert gives you hilarious and pointed lessons on how to have fun and celebrate yourself, with exclusive stories from her own life and on the set of Vanderpump Rules. From her very public breakups to her most intimate details about her plastic surgery, Stassi shares her own personal experiences with her trademark honesty—all with the hope you can learn something from them. Joanne perfectly balances the serious sorrowful scenes perfectly with the happy ones. This book was well researched and educational. I enjoyed learning more about Jewish mourning rituals. Joanne unflinchingly writes with an empathetic and understanding voice. Evie was a character who I really liked. Both her and Oren healed from their grief together and I love that. Kate Marshall took a subject we are rarely comfortable discussing or questioning—death—and removed some of the mystery by openly sharing her reality of life in a hospital mortuary. I was impressed by the level of respect and compassion shown for the bodies they cared for, and for the families they helped through the process. Kate, and all other medical professionals who worked tirelessly during the pandemic knowing they were putting themselves at risk, are heroes - and this book was incredible.Whilst “I’m sorry for your loss” is overused there is a reason for that. It is the simplest and most concise way of expressing our sorrow for the pain someone is going through. Thank you to the publisher and Netgalley for a free copy of this book in exchange for an honest review. All thoughts and opinions expressed in this review are my own. From the opening sentence, the central character, Evie emphatically states that " I am not obsessed with death"... and with this line the reader most assuredly will be engaged and captivated. The examples below will give you ideas of what to say at a funeral or how to talk to friends, family and colleagues who are dealing with the grief of loss. Hopefully they will make your words of sympathy sound more heartfelt and enable you to really be there for them in their time of need. What Can I Say Instead of Sorry for Your Loss?

In sorrow, we mourn those we've lost. In gratitude, we embrace those around us. In sympathy, we reach out to those who grieve.The usage of exclamation marks and the somewhat chaotic character of the narrative is what made me remove stars from my rating. The stark contrast between the obviously sad topic and the author's excitement (when, for example, relatives took away the false teeth of the deceased instead of his personal items) gave memoirs a flair of naivety. My favorite part of Judaism is our life cycle events. The bris or kiddush to mark a new birth. The bnei mitzvahs. The weddings. Unfortunately, those celebrations of life come hand in hand with our traditions surrounding death - fast burial followed by seven days of sitting shiva for the mourners and the unveiling of the headstone a year later. Even as a kid, I’d been to my fair share of shivas. It felt strangely grown up to take my dutiful place among the comforters sitting with the mourners and bringing them food. But that's how Judaism rolls. Our kids are full participants. A bit gruesome were hospital porters going around the wards asking the nurses how many deaths they expected that night, as the space in the fridges had to be planned. I’ve lived among the dead for longer than I would have thought, and they have taught me more than I could ever have imagined. If I could reach out and thank each and every one of them for adding to the tapestry that has brought me to this place of understanding, I would. We’ll all go through this and all that I know is that love will be what matters when it’s your time. Don’t be afraid to show affection, don’t be afraid to stop working and listen to old stories, don’t be afraid of what lies behind the curtain.” DG: I always wanted the end of the book to look more at a collective sense of grief. Coming through the pandemic, we have all been in that. Plus, I wanted to open the book up a little bit to move away from my personal stuff.

Whatever you need, I am here for you. No request is too large or too small. Any time of the day or night, all you have to do is call or text and I’ll be by your side. Each time I read through my highlighted passages, I think, “Yes—that’s exactly right.” Maybe because my own mother’s death is still fresh, and Kate put many of my emotions into words. Here are some that I found especially meaningful. When we clapped for the NHS we didn’t think about Kate and her team, after all who thinks about mortuaries at all unless they are forced to, but this book has integrated them (in my mind) into the grand machine that is the NHS: a cog no smaller and less significant than nurses, doctors or any of the other health service staff. Kate explains in the book how she and the team she works with handle some of the things we don’t see when we visit our loved ones after they have died. There is no awful gory detail, Kate is very sensitive, matter of fact and I think truthful about what happens behind the scenes.

‘I’m Sorry for Your Loss’ Alternatives for a Friend

I don’t want to be cheesy and say that grief can bring meaning to your life, because I’d rather have my mom and sister any day of the week and have a meaningless life. But through writing the book and talking to so many people and hearing so many stories, I’ve learned that those connections are something that I seek out and that I really appreciate. Hearing another person’s story helps me; I can just meet somebody and immediately be like, “Oh, I get it. My feelings aren’t the same, and our grief isn’t the same, but we get each other.” If I’m going to take anything from [this experience], I think that’s very helpful. I hope others seek that out too. Hold tight to memories for comfort. Lean on your friends for strength. And always remember how much you're loved. 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. SO SORRY FOR YOUR LOSS is a monument to the work of remembering and a testament to the immutable love of family and the grief that forever changes us. Dina Gachman writes with compassion and honesty, at once heartbreakingly human and mordantly funny. Suffused with tender emotion and unsparing reflection on what it means to lose, how we grieve, and how we survive that grief, So Sorry for Your Loss is a deeply moving book that will never leave you. - -Lauren Hough, NYT bestselling author of LEAVING ISN'T THE HARDEST THING When a friend loses someone dear to them it can be awkward to find the words to comfort and offer support. Certainly they deserve more than just saying “I’m sorry for your loss”.