I am away from family in a different country and time zone. Father recently diagnosed with Parkinson. I am not able to process it yet. Since a few years life has been way too roller coaster like and just recently I got back into reading. I always find reading helps me process my thoughts but not sure if I am ready to read on parkinson.
I am a kind of person who is very emotional and with this news I have been crying alone. I wish to be able to enjoy whatever good days we have before the disease progresses to dementia. But mentally I dnt feel at peace.
What genres suit best in this scenario? have read a lot in the past on grief and death etc. But not sure if it will suit my current phase.
Any suggestions welcome
by Unununiumic
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man thats a heavy situation to be dealing with from a distance. when i was going through some major family stuff a few years back, i found that philosophical stuff helped more than grief books – things that focused on meaning and acceptance rather than the emotional processing side
maybe try some stoic philosophy or books about finding peace with uncertainty. the abstract thinking actually gave my brain something else to work on while still addressing the deeper questions. grief books can sometimes make you feel worse when youre not ready for that kind of direct confrontation with the feelings
I highly recommend The Sound of a Wild Snail Eating.
It’s not directly about grief, and on the surface is about a snail. But beneath it all, the quiet gentleness of the book is so healing.