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Empty Shoes by the Door|Judi Merriam
Empty Shoes by the Door : Living After My Son's Suicide, a Memoir
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Grief demands we stand face-to-face with it and admit the messy truth of our brokenness.


On the afternoon of December 23, 2011, Judi Merriam's eighteen-year-old son, Jenson, took his own life-an act that blindsided everyone who knew him-changing her life and those of her family forever.

This is the story of Jenson's life and death-and of Judi's path to surviving without the physical presence of the kind, intelligent, and endlessly creative young man she never imagined she would outlive.

The suicide of a loved one can be devastating for those left behind and bring deep despair and seemingly endless grief. Judi was forced to confront profound feelings of loss and guilt and a future so very different from what she thought it would be. In this honest and soul-searching memoir, Judi reflects with grace and courage on the fragile and amazing, terrifying and broken, and glorious and painful experience of living life after an unfathomable loss.

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  • ISBN-13: 9798985134902
  • ISBN-10: 9798985134902
  • Publisher: Jar Press
  • Publish Date: May 2022
  • Dimensions: 8.5 x 5.5 x 0.58 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 0.72 pounds
  • Page Count: 254

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