Singing Mother Home: A Psychologist's Journey through Anticipatory Grief

Singing Mother Home

Singing Mother Home A Psychologist’s Journey through Anticipatory Grief Donna S. Davenport University of North Texas Press Denton, Texas ©2002 Donna Davenport All rights reserved. Printed in the United States of America. 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 Permissions: University of North Texas Press P.O. Box 311336 Denton, TX 76203-1336 The paper used in this book meets the minimum requirements of the American National Standard for Permanence of Paper for Printed Library Materials, z39.48.1984. Binding materials have been chosen for durability. Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Davenport, Donna S. Singing mother home : a psychologist's journey through anticipatory grief / Donna S. Davenport. p. cm. Includes bibliographical references (p. ). ISBN 1-57441-162-4 1. Grief. 2. Bereavement--Psychological aspects. 3. Loss (Psychology) 4. Mothers--Death--Psychological aspects. 5. Mothers and daughters. I. Title. BF575.G7 D365 2003 155.9'37--dc21 2002152765 Design by Angela Schmitt Dedication To the memory of Dixie And to Bubba and Dixie Lee, family teammates La hora es transparente: vemos, si es invisible el pajaro, el color de su canto. The time is transparent: even if the bird is invisible let us see the color of his song. —Octavio Paz, translated by Muriel Rukeyser ...