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The loss of a pet companion can be as devastating as the
death of a human loved one. Rainbows and Bridges offers an array of thoughtful
ways to deal with that loss.
Featuring inspirational ideas, exercises, and quotations,
this kit includes a frame for the photo of a beloved pet; a detailed guidebook
to work through sorrow and grief; a journal/scrapbook to celebrate the pet's
life; and cards to facilitate religious, secular, or nature-based memorial
rituals and healing.
Authors Allen and Linda Anderson use these components to
address the spectrum of feelings that can arise -- despair, loneliness, anger,
alienation, disappointment, and self-doubt. They candidly recount their own
experiences with pet loss and present the experiences of others who have
struggled and recovered.
Rainbows and Bridges gently guides the bereaved through the
process of recalling the past, grieving in the present, and finding hope in the
future.
Rainbows & Bridges answers these questions and many
more:
* Why don’t people understand how much pet loss hurts and
how can you deal with insensitivity?
* How can you best help grieving children and other pets in
the family?
* If you have had to choose euthanasia for your pet, how do
you handle feelings of guilt?
* Do animals go to heaven? What if there is a disconnect
between what you believe and religious doctrine or the teachings of your
church?
* Do animals come back in dreams or in other ways?
* What do you need in order to conduct a memorial service
for a pet?
* How can you know if sadness is spiraling into depression?
* Will you know if/when you are ready to adopt another pet?
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Rainbows
& Bridges:
An Animal Companion Memorial Kit
(New
World Library,
September 2005)
"The
Andersons have created an ingenious
heavy-duty cardboard box of inspirational
materials to ease the pain of pet loss."
--Joan
Lowell Smith, Herald
& News, Dec 25, 2005
Click 
to purchase Rainbows &
Bridges: An Animal Companion Memorial
Kit including an autographed
bookplate by Allen and Linda Anderson
from the Angel Animals Online Bookstore.
Click BOOK ORDER
FORM if you prefer
to purchase books through the postal mail, fax or phone.
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