Norah Machia

Broschiertes Buch

Celebrating Their Lives

Turning the Loss of a Loved One Into a Legacy for Helping Others

Beschreibung

Create a Lasting Legacy 2022 Independent Press Award Winner! ¿Celebrating Their Lives presents 14 uplifting and inspirational profiles of families who sought meaningful ways to honor the loss of their loved ones by showing tremendous acts of kindness and compassion for others. As they faced the grieving process, these families worked through their pain by creating scholarship funds, supporting medical research and organizing community education programs with a goal of saving lives. Here they share their personal insights to provide hope and inspiration for others struggling with the tragic death of a loved one. By creating meaningful legacies, these families found comfort in their healing journeys and were given a lifelong opportunity to share the values and beliefs of those who passed away. Each profile is designed to help spur conversations about this topic and provide valuable resource information that will allow you to create your own legacy initiatives. ______________________________________________ "Norah Machia's real-life stories of loss brim with humanity, while offering multiple paths for turning those losses into positive legacies." - Margot C. Jacoby, bereaved mother, college professor and author of Love Lives - Becoming Martha O'Neill "All of us must deal with loss of a loved one at various points in our lives. In this warm and valuable guide, Norah Machia applies her journalist storytelling skills to light the path toward personal healing and social good." - Holly C. Boname, editor for Northern New York Magazines "Celebrating Their Lives is a must read for any family looking to memorialize the loss of a loved one in a way that helps make the world a better place." - Joseph L. Rich, retired television news anchor and founder of the Disabled Persons Action Organization. "There will be times when we need help and there will be times when we need to be the helper. In the way only she could, Norah connects us with examples of those who have found ways to redirect loss in profound ways." - from the Foreword by Rande S. Richardson, Executive Director, Northern New York Community Foundation www.norahmachia.com CATEGORY: SELF HELP - LOVE AND LOSS

Autor

Norah Machia, a former award-winning newspaper reporter, spent 20 years writing about health and human services for the Watertown Daily Times (N.Y.) before joining the Northern New York Magazines as a regular contributor. As a freelance writer, her work has appeared in numerous local, regional and national publications, including Humanities Magazine, published by the National Endowment for the Humanities, Washington, D.C. She has received two Associated Press Writing Awards, and has been honored by the American Academy of Pediatrics and the New York State Developmental Disabilities Policy Council. Her first book, Tug Hill - Shaping the Future of the Region, was published in 2018 (Blue Line Book Exchange).

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Highpoint Life
• Seitenzahl: 148
• Erscheinungstermin: 18. Mai 2021
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 229mm x 152mm x 8mm
• Gewicht: 226g
• ISBN-13: 9781734449730
• ISBN-10: 173444973X
• Artikelnr.: 61933522