LONGWOOD, FL-Author Jan Jaworski has walked in the shoes all mothers dread. After her 31-year-old daughter Karen succumbed to cancer, the author's life turned upside down. Struggling to rebuild her life and marriage in the midst of terrible grief, she discovered how to pick up the pieces of her broken life and build strength of character on a healing journey. Documented in Learning to Live, Laugh, and Love Again After the Death of an Adult Child ($10.99, paperback, 978-1-60477-159-6), Jaworski's story is an honest book written from the heart to other grieving mothers. She believes that through tears, each can learn to smile and laugh as they continue to live.
"One in 19 families will experience the death of a child," Jaworski says. "This is a sad but true fact, according to Compassionate Friends. Yet few mothers have found the strength to share their story so other grieving mothers can learn from them. This is a book I went looking for on my local bookstore shelf and couldn't find, so I wrote the book I was looking for as my gift to other grieving women."
In the darkest of days, Jaworski found hope of a better tomorrow; ultimately she became a stronger woman: "The journey builds strength of character; the griever works and learns what works for herself and those around her," the author explains. "Today, I am a woman of great strength who still has a lot of living ahead of her."
Xulon Press, a part of Salem Communications Corporation, is the world's largest Christian publisher, with more than 3,900 titles published to date. Retailers may order Learning to Live, Laugh, and Love Again After the Death of an Adult Child through Ingram Book Company and/or Spring Arbor Book Distributors. Salem Communications is the country's leading Christian communications company with interests in radio, Internet, and magazine publishing.
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2007