Gone Before

<p>Ruth lost her mum in 2020. For the last 6 years of her life she'd been living in Ruth's home and they'd become very close. </p><p><br></p><p>Writing these poems was a vital part of Ruth's grief journey helping her to process the enormity of her loss and to work through her deep pain finally coming to a place of acceptance comfort and healing. </p><p><br></p><p><strong>This book invites the reader to walk that road with Ruth in the hope that it will be a help to them on their own path to healing. </strong></p><p><br></p><p>The book is divided into 4 main sections that correspond to the concepts of <strong>William J Worden's '4 Tasks of Grief'</strong> which Ruth found very beneficial on her healing journey. Each poem has been assigned to the 'Grief Task' that it fits best with.</p><p><br></p><p class=ql-align-justify>The title is taken from the phrase Not lost but gone before - a reference to people going to heaven ahead of us. </p><p><br></p>