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“This compelling book traces the ‘living grief’ experienced by parents of handicapped children. Few people have any concept of the overwhelming grief that is the lot of parents who discover that their child is suffering from a physical and/or developmental disability. Here 43 parents give a step-by-step account of the various phases of grief: shock and panic, disbelief, denial, confusion, despair, anger, depression, guilt and blame, and finally the gradual shift to reality and acceptance. Also included are the reactions of a family member and those of a small group of parents whose children died.”