Böcker av Jean Kaiserling

Life seemed perfect for Jean. She had a wonderful, twenty-four-year marriage to a man who was fun, romantic, and strong. Her world revolved around motorcycle rides, cruises, festivals, and enjoyable meals out together.Then the unthinkable happened.Jean's husband, Bill-an electrical company employee-was severely burned in an accident on the job. Bill's family clung to hope while medical experts treated him at a burn center. After a few weeks, however, Bill's life slipped away.I Know You Love Me follows Jean as she struggles to cope with the hospitalization-and then the death-of her best friend, lover, and life partner. In the grim aftermath of Bill's death, Jean finds that everything that used to bring her joy and happiness now seems to be a somber reminder of her pain and loss.Driving the streets they used to travel, passing restaurants they used to visit, attending events they used to enjoy...nearly everything brings memories Jean is no longer able to confront. She seeks solace in endless hours of listening to "their" music, flipping through photo albums, and reminiscing about their good times together. But remembering is so painful, and so she turns to alcohol to help dull her senses. That troublesome combination brings more grief, and Jean finds herself dealing with suicidal thoughts, hopelessness, and finally, a life-threatening accident.I Know You Love Me is a touching account of one woman's journey through the Valley of the Shadow of Death. With the help of a team of mental health professionals and clergymen, she seeks to find answers to her challenges and hope for a better tomorrow.¿

Jean Kaiserling had a happy marriage with a man she loved deeply. He was more than a good provider-he was her best friend and husband of twenty-four years. And then, suddenly he was ripped out of her life in a horrific industrial accident.Bill was gone, and just as suddenly, Jean felt she had nothing to live for.Her wonderful life was turned upside down, and Jean was left with severe depression, in an agony of loneliness. Yet, even as she prayed to God for comfort, she craved isolation, becoming withdrawn, speechless, thoughtless. Desperate. All she wanted was to join Bill in Heaven.She drank to numb the pain.Finally realizing she needed help in order to live the new, different life she'd been given, Jean reached out for counseling and therapy. Sessions with grief groups and mental health professionals all led to the same conclusion: Jean needed hospitalization......or Jean would die by her own hand.Read the true story of Jean Kaiserling's descent into depression and despair and how inpatient psychiatric hospitalization-something Jean neither wanted nor enjoyed-impacted every aspect of her life, from friendships to spirituality to family relationships and beyond.¿