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Resetting: An Unplanned Journey of Love, Loss, and Living Again Kindle Edition

by Susan B. Hassmiller (Author), Gail J. McGovern (Foreword) Format: Kindle Edition
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A wife and medical professional reflects on the loss of her husband in a series of reflections that reveal the emotional stages of grief and healing.
 
Although grief and loss are universal human conditions, the idea of losing those we love is still greatly feared, largely undiscussed, and certainly not prepared for. It is no wonder people feel alone and isolated in their feelings and thoughts when loss comes to them. 
 
Longtime nurse and Red Cross volunteer Susan Beth Hassmiller is no stranger to death. Not only  has she experienced the suffering of death alongside her patients, but she was blindsided by the physical and emotional toll of loss in her personal life when her husband was fatally injured in an accident. 
 
Resetting is written in a daily diary format in which Susan opens a very private window to the actual feelings and thoughts she lived through during her grief process. Raw and gripping, Resetting reveals a profound understanding of the human experience of death.  By sharing her perspective as a wife, widow and medical professional, Susan helps those who going through grief gain a new perspective and a greater understanding of death, while also offering ideas on how to help those who are experiencing bereavement—from words to say to providing support.
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Susan Beth Hassmiller works for Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, the largest philanthropy in the United States, devoted to improving the health and healthcare for all Americans. A nurse by profession, she writes and presents frequently to national and international audiences on the importance of nursing as a means of improving the health care system. After growing from the pain of losing her own husband, Susan began to teach those around her what it is like to experience profound grief. Among perhaps hundreds of lessons, she uses her blog to illustrate how to speak to a grieving person; how to manage finances; and how healthcare providers might do a much better job for providing compassion at the front line. Susan currently resides in Princeton, NJ.

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  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B083JQ5J8T
  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Morgan James Publishing (January 7, 2020)
  • Publication date ‏ : ‎ January 7, 2020
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • File size ‏ : ‎ 3786 KB
  • Text-to-Speech ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Screen Reader ‏ : ‎ Supported
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  • Sticky notes ‏ : ‎ On Kindle Scribe
  • Print length ‏ : ‎ 265 pages
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PlumBob
5.0 out of 5 stars Lessons From Loss Paid Forward
Reviewed in the United States on July 3, 2020
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Despite the tragic sudden loss of her extraordinary life partner, the author's self-aware observations and her honest, raw expression of them was powerful, but the depth of her faith and her insight into the periphery of her experience through it all was truly impressive.

The author's challenge to medical professionals to see the patient differently, and realize they need to treat the families of the patients with compassion struck home for me. Having seen my parents near and at end of life and dealing with doctors and nurses, and then having my own life-altering experience gave me an appreciation for the ones who went the extra mile, and a desire to smack the rest upside the head! The fact that the author, as a nurse, was able to see both the problem and the opportunity, and turn it into something positive both personally and professionally, is admirable.

I enjoyed the writing style, and the touches of humor and irony, at all the right places. The connections the author made with scripture, children's stories, and songs really worked well. The structure, with the blog entries, the specific requests, and the reflections, was a great recipe. There were a few blog entries that didn't have reflections, and I missed them.

All in all, the book was excellent. It offers a lot of great advice with humility, and tells a great story about a great tragedy, and how resetting is so much better than just moving on. Thank you so much for sharing!
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Jerri Fatticci
5.0 out of 5 stars A beautiful portrait of love, loss, and healing
Reviewed in the United States on June 29, 2021
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Sue's incredible journey and raw emotions really spoke to me. I experienced an excruciating loss a few years ago, but I am realizing I didn’t allow myself to completely grieve the loss. I felt like my loss wasn’t as “acceptable” and that it needed to be dealt with more in private with just a few very close friends. This book has inspired me to tell my story. Not with the goal of writing to publish as there are people for whom writing what took place could be harmful, but to allow myself to grieve fully through the process of writing.
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civoryrnc
5.0 out of 5 stars An excellent read!
Reviewed in the United States on June 21, 2020
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This book is honest about love and loss. Thank you Sue Hassmiller for telling your story and letting us walk with you through the first year after a great loss.
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Jen D
5.0 out of 5 stars An essential read for anyone seeking a path forward after tragic loss.
Reviewed in the United States on February 4, 2023
Sue Hassmiller's detailed and deeply personal account of resetting her life after tragically losing her beloved husband was one of the most courageous and inspiring books I have ever read. It taught me important life lessons and strategies that have enabled me to support friends who are enduring similar circumstances in their lives. This book is essential reading for anyone trying to find a path forward after tragic, inexplicable loss, or simply looking for inner strength and higher meaning in life. Sue's story is profoundly inspiring, showing how strength of the human spirit can help reset one's life from the depths of despair. This book is a beacon of hope.
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AnAvidReader
5.0 out of 5 stars Conveys fear, confusion, grasping for hope-- and also gratitude in the middle of tragedy
Reviewed in the United States on April 13, 2020
Resetting is based on a year-long blog by Hassmiller when her husband Bob was critically injured in a bike accident, and ultimately died from his injury after 10 days in the ICU. The blog posts are raw, gripping and real. They convey the fear, the confusion, the grasping for hope--the feelings anyone going through a loss like this experiences. But they also show Hassmiller's astonishing ability to have (and to write about) moments of gratitude in the middle of tragedy. This book captures what a sudden, traumatic loss is really like, captured in real time. But it also shows how someone can get themselves up off the floor (slowly), start to take a few small steps in their new and unfamiliar life, and eventually "reset" themselves for their life going forward. Hassmiller is a gifted writer, and the blog postings also include newly written "reflections" from a few years out, looking back and offering a different perspective.

Who should read this book? Anyone suffering a loss of a loved one; anyone wanting to support someone grieving; and anyone who cares to learn about grieving and loss. As a nurse, Hassmiller is particularly attuned to how health professionals acted during her experience. She highlights exemplary practices as well as (shall we say) "learning moments".

Particularly recommend this book for physicians, nurses and other health professionals.
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Reviewed in the United States on January 11, 2021
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Data37
5.0 out of 5 stars Raw, honest trip behind curtain of critical illness, grief and fighting to reset the future
Reviewed in the United States on April 3, 2020
Sue’s powerful story brings to life what so many families face— the sudden grave health event that places their loved one in the ICU. Where they are swamped with tough decisions and must fight the technology and system that looks past them. Her raw, honest journaling reveals secrets behind the curtain. It shows families how to advocate for their loved one and health professionals how to listen and act with compassion. There is no other book like this one. A must read for families with ill loved ones, those engulfed by grief who must find their way forward, and for those who provide care.
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Sulina Powell
4.0 out of 5 stars So Raw and Real
Reviewed in the United States on June 12, 2020
I enjoy reading memoirs because I love how raw and real they are. This was a beautifully sad account of a wife losing her husband. As a hospice nurse, it was educational for me to experience the primary caregivers perspective which she expressed so elegantly and matter of factly. The only downfall it had is that it was repetitive... and felt that many of the "Blessings for Today" could have been just "Blessings through Grieving" and taken up one full chapter maybe at the end of the book. This was probably the most repetitive part. I understand that the book was written more in the context of a blog, but this is just my input. I did skip over some sentences because of this.

Otherwise, I felt like her writing made me feel the pain and loss she went through. Some areas felt conversational as she was talking directly to me about her day. I felt the restlessness and dragging on of the nights just to be able to get another update. I concur (because I have witnessed myself) with how many medical professionals almost refuse to get to know their patient on a personal and deeper level and just look at the labs or imaging instead of seeing the patient as a person and as a whole (this needs to change). And I appreciate her strength in sharing her story.
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