Baby Boomers Face Grief: Survival and Recovery

Ninety million baby boomers will, in the next 20 years, face the loss of one or both parents. This book discusses society’s lack of acceptance of grief in general and the way past generations have taught us to deal with this life event. “Time will heal.”, “They had a good life” are some examples of empty phrases so often used when dealing with loss. The reader is taken on a journey in this book by providing support and understanding of the grieving process. In this writer’s opinion this generation, known as the baby boomers, through the sheer force of their numbers, has the ability to make positive changes in the way this and succeeding generations handle grief.