Scenes with My Son: Love and Grief in the Wake of Suicide

ISBN: 0802883443

Author: Hubbard, Robert

Condition: New

A fathers stirring and tender tribute to the son he lost to suicideAfter years of battling clinical depression exacerbated by autism, Auggie Hubbard died by suicide at the age of 19. In this poignant tribute to his son, Robert Hubbard-a theatre scholar and actor-stages Auggies life in a series of vivid and tender scenes: Auggies insatiable hunger for Accelerated Reader points. His tireless lightsaber practice in the local park. His sonorous tuba practice in the ward of his inpatient program. Through these anecdotes of Auggies life and the days following his death, readers journey with a family shaken by mental illness and share in their hard-won joys in defiance of depression.Refusing easy answers and clichs about Gods plan, Hubbard unflinchingly asks: Does faith matter amid such tragedy? What do you do when awareness isnt enough? When youve tried so hard to keep your child safe, but your efforts fail? His honesty and vulnerability-and his tender portrait of Auggie-are gifts to all who live with their own questions in the wake of a loved ones death.Foreword Reviews INDIES Book of the Year Award in Grief/Grieving Finalist (2023)