Dr. Dee Stern, L.C.P.C., Psy.D. is a grief therapist and chaplain at HSHS St. John's hospital. She facilitates grief support groups, SOS (Survivors of Suicide-for families/friends who's loved one has already completed a suicide), and a SIDS (Sudden Infant Death Syndrome) support group. She has also taught psychology and death and dying courses on the college level. She has done individual counseling and served as a parish/bereavement minister at Little Flower Church. She wrote this book to help families, friends, colleagues, and professionals understand what the bereaved are experiencing and how to comfort them.