Waking Up: Climbing Through the Darkness

Waking Up: Climbing Through the Darkness
ISBN-10
0934793085
ISBN-13
9780934793087
Series
Waking Up
Category
Family & Relationships
Pages
214
Language
English
Published
2004
Publisher
Pathfinder Publishing, Inc.
Author
Terry L. Wise

Description

Wise recollects her near fatal suicide attempt following the death of her young husband from Lou Gehrig's Disease. This account of the entire process navigated through therapy is told from the rare perspective of the patient, yet is written for people who sit on both sides of the couch.

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