Love in the Present Tense : a Bereaved Mum's Story.

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Cover -- Half-title -- Title page -- Copyright information -- Table of contents -- Dedication -- About the Author -- Preface -- Chapter 1 Not a misery memoir -- Chapter 2 Reminiscences -- Chapter 3 Calm before the storm -- Chapter 4 Applied grief and bereavement theory -- Chapter 5 Denial as a defence -- Chapter 6 Treatment: the Skeleton -- Chapter 7 Not waving but drowning -- Chapter 8 Death -- Chapter 9 God in the storm -- Chapter 10 Our life rafts -- Chapter 11 Margaret's speech -- Chapter 12 Life after the flood -- Chapter 13 Ghosts, dreams and reminders -- Chapter 14 Survivors

Chapter 15 Avoidance -- Chapter 16 Getting on with it -- Chapter 17 An imagined shimmering life -- Appendix 1: Sources of further support -- Macmillan Cancer Care -- Maggie Centres -- Samaritans -- The Compassionate Friends -- Appendix 2: Critical reflections -- For training providers -- For practitioners -- For extended family and friends -- Appendix 3: A summary of learning points for professionals -- References

A mother shares insight on the positives and negatives of her young adult son's unsuccessful cancer treatment with a view to contributing to improving services for the patient and the family.

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