Almost 18..."A Mothers Journey Through Grief"

by Paula Osipovitch, Alex Lanuto (Editor)

Overview

My daughter Trisha left this world due to a reckless driver just one month short of her eighteenth birthday. Confusion, rage, anger, and denial became my new world. I felt alone, as if I were free falling for years. But my words are a sanctuary. My desire is to bring awareness to other parents who have lost children. My message is to convey to bereaved parents that they are not alone on this journey and their feelings are not only acceptable, but also normal. I hope to provide a forum in which those who suffer as I have can compare their feelings along with mine, can share in the same emotions I have, as we try to learn the best way to continue moving along in a world that for us can never be the same.

Product Details

BN ID:	2940148342977
Publisher:	Trikalee
Publication date:	02/14/2014
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	524
File size:	5 MB

About the Author

Paula Osipovitch is married for 40 years, and Mom to two children. George III and Patrisha Lee Ann who is now in heaven. She is a published Author of short stories and poetry, facilitates and also sings for bereavement groups from time to time. She and her husband George are Grandparents to three Grandsons, Christopher, Brian and Joseph and soon to be a little princess named Emily Rose.

Paula and George lived most of their lives in the small town of Carteret, NJ and now reside in Toms River, NJ. where they are retired and looking forward to traveling and also promoting Paula's book which is also available ISBN 9781105694042 in paperback and in hardcover.

Writing and singing is Paula's passion ever since a very young age and to her credits she has also written a song entitled "My Child of Mine."

Editorial Reviews

This is a sensitive, encouraging, and enlightening book for any parent that has lost a child. I met Paula many years ago and walked the path with her to the other side of grief. She is a sweet, helpful, and brave mother who will always mourn the loss of her beloved Trish and yet help those who follow her with this insightful, beautiful story of love and loss.

Avid Reader - Marsha Milbauer

Reading this book, I now have a much keener understanding of the effects of losing a child and how one woman was able to work through the tragedy. The loss never goes away, but Paula took those feelings turning them into something good to help others who were experiencing what you did. The most important message was that life goes on no matter what sadness strikes and and that goodness and strength can come from a horrific event.

Avid Reader - Mary Hamblin

This is a book written by a mother who lost her beautiful daughter to a tragic
car accident. As you read this book, you will experience the long journey that
Paula and her family have taken since that tragic day. It is a tribute of
profound, unwavering and devoted love. This book is a sensitive but powerful
story of loss, grief but also of promise for those who have endured unimaginable
loss.

Avid Reader - Roberta McKenna

I have read Almost 18 when it first came out. I have to say Paula opened herself up in telling her story. This took courage and a lot of heartbreak in reliving that day. I would recommend this book to everyone. People who lost a child or not. The story sad as it was, I believe the book can help others. It really explains a parents loss in more ways than you can imagine. This book should be on the best sellers list.

Avid Reader - Sherry Salerno

I had the privilege of reading "Almost 18" and I couldn't put it down. I know Paula a long time, I didn't know her daughter, but as I read the book I got to know Trisha from the time she was born until her accident. Paula made you feel like you were part of her family as she shared the different memories of her life with Trisha. I followed the information she included and now I am more aware of what to say to a bereaved parent. Paula even wrote about our home town.

Avid Reader - Donna Hudak