Book Review | Grief and Grit(s): A Daughter's Journey of Love and Loss When the World Was Upside-Down
The Good
I. Discusses ageism, mortality, death, ageing, transitioning from being parented to being a parent, care for young vs old, covid, medical prejudice towards elderly, trauma, fear of death, and more.
II. It talks about tough conversations that do not get talked about as much as they should. By talking about these things, you are able to sit with the feelings that you may not be truly processing through.
The Bad
Repetitive: They could have collapsed some chapters/ pages or went deeper into certain topics like COVID.
Thoughts
I. This sense that there is so much trauma being carried around from death and things that happen in life without a catharsis.
II. The urge is to push forward because life keeps going without a way to process things.
III. There is not only a burying of emotions but also accountability. Thus, there does not have to be larger change in all issues that became more transparent during covid (like flaws in medical system, how folks view the elderly, etc).
IV. This was a sad read at times but I am happy I read it.
I. Discusses ageism, mortality, death, ageing, transitioning from being parented to being a parent, care for young vs old, covid, medical prejudice towards elderly, trauma, fear of death, and more.
II. It talks about tough conversations that do not get talked about as much as they should. By talking about these things, you are able to sit with the feelings that you may not be truly processing through.
The Bad
Repetitive: They could have collapsed some chapters/ pages or went deeper into certain topics like COVID.
Thoughts
I. This sense that there is so much trauma being carried around from death and things that happen in life without a catharsis.
II. The urge is to push forward because life keeps going without a way to process things.
III. There is not only a burying of emotions but also accountability. Thus, there does not have to be larger change in all issues that became more transparent during covid (like flaws in medical system, how folks view the elderly, etc).
IV. This was a sad read at times but I am happy I read it.