Aiding Our Friends Among the Dead

"Relationships don't disappear. They continue on and on, even beyond time and space. See, we continue to love and be loved by those who have slipped away from this good life to the even better next life. 'Heaven' is as good a word as any. Gloria Hutchinson's small book is a wise and lovely resource you will cherish, one you will read again and again." --Mitch Finley, author of "Whispers of God's Love: Touching the Lives of Loved Ones After Death" "'Aiding Our Friends Among the Dead' is a wonderfully contemplative and deeply insightful book. Leading by example, its author provides true guidance for those who would take up the work of mourning as an ongoing labor of love." --Greg Mogenson, author of "Greeting the Angels: An Imaginal View of the Mourning Process" How often do we ask our best-loved family members and friends what we can do for them? But when some cherished person dies, we presume there is nothing we can do other than pray for them. "Aiding Our Friends Among the Dead" offers a worthy way for readers who are in mourning to collaborate with their loved ones in the afterlife. It describes why and how we can help them to complete the earthly work they have left unfinished, the dream unrealized, the reconciliation unachieved, It demonstrates how grieving family members have participated in the healing of their loved ones in the afterlife--and been healed themselves in the process. The author describes her own collaboration with her son who died by his own hand on Nov. 6, 2012. She takes on the role of his sponsor in AA's 12 Steps to recovery from alcoholism which he had not completed in his lifetime. This book is for all who believe that the dead are our "nearest neighbors" and that they want the aid we can give. It is a love song celebrating our most deeply held relationships that are stronger than Death, enduring forever.