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A STORY ABOUT SURVIVING THE LOSS OF A LOVED ONE
Diane R. Isaacs, Ph.D.
with illustrations by James Meredith
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ENDORSEMENTS "Molly & Monet" provides a touching and original way of looking at grief – seeing two people who have lost their life partners through the eyes of their pets and watching them come to life again as they find comfort in each other. Jim Meredith is an innovative and accomplished artist whose talent has flourished with the encouragement of the author, Diane Isaacs, his new wife. I share with Jim and Diane a vivid awareness of the continuing presence in my life of an absent and irreplaceable partner -- and yet their marriage confirms my faith that the future holds still unimagined possibilities. To be continued…Elizabeth Forsythe Hailey Author, " A Woman of Independent Means"
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CONTENTS
ORDER Molly & Monet online 2nd edition available in July
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Author's thoughts on the latest
and his work - updated 6/29/01
Molly and Monet's adoption of Megan
Poodles & Australian Shepherds
Grief and Loss and the Economy Photo by James Meredith ‘Molly & Monet" by Diane R. Isaacs, Ph.D., is a new way of looking at an emotion that we all face at one time or another: grief. Although most people experiencing grief will think that no one could possibly understand, Isaacs writes from an unusual perspective. Diane has experienced the loss of her first husband to a gunshot wound. The book approaches the subject from the point of view of two dogs, Molly & Monet, belonging to Isaacs and her present husband James Manlio Meredith, the artist for the book. San Gabriel Valley Newspaper Group Sunday, June 13, 1999
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Molly & Monet is the beautiful and poignant story of surviving the loss of a loved one. Because of my personal relationships with the author, Diane Isaacs, and her late husband Merv, I know that Molly & Monet is more than just the parable it seems to be: coming to grips with personal loss. I personally saw and experienced the aftermath of the untimely death of Diane's physician husband. I believe that Molly & Monet has special meaning to doctors like me because it was viewed through the eyes of the devoted wife, therapist and psychologist--a wife who watched her husband's life slip away while she witnessed helplessly. Part of the wonderful value of Molly & Monet is the insight into personal loss and grief imparted to the reader by the author, by virtue of her training as a professional, as well as her long-term experience of balancing the role of a physician's wife. I can see a touching parallel story in the personal loss of the illustrator's late wife. Through Molly & Monet, both Diane and Jim have shown society what others have discovered also, that there can be life after personal loss and grief. Glenn Ehresmann, M.D. Associate Professor of Clinical Medicine University of Southern California School of Medicine Los Angeles, California "Through the almost childlike eyes of two very sweet dogs, Molly and Monet, Dr. Isaacs explains the sadness people feel and the lifestyle adjustments they must endure when they suffer the painful loss of a loved one. It’s a thoughtful work, one that captures the essence of grief while allowing the reader to release sadness. James Meredith’s illustrations are perfectly in synch with his wife’s story; this book is clearly a labor of love for both the author and illustrator." Carol Cormaci, Managing Editor, La Canada Valley Sun "Molly & Monet" is the beautiful and touching story of finding life again after losing a person you love. As the author, Diane R. Isaacs indicates in "Molly & Monet," loss is about all kinds of feelings, whether it be the loss of a spouse, child, parent, a way of life, and yes, even a dear and close friend. Mervyn S. Isaacs M.D., who was Diane’s late husband, was my lifelong friend. We worked together in the post office in La Canada while we were in school. We worked on weekends, holidays and summers. We roomed together, and waited on tables in a girls’ dormitory at UCLA, to pay our way through college. We planned our entire medical careers together without ever seeking out any advice from advisors. We took as many classes as possible together, and studied together. Merv had an immense influence on my life and I had a tremendous effect on Merv’s life, and know I was the major influence for Merv becoming a physician. I have known the author, Diane, since she was fifteen years old, and later when she married my friend Merv. It was Merv’s wishes that Diane go on with her life and find true happiness again. She did – with her new husband James Meredith, who I’ve been fortunate enough to meet – and I share now in their happiness. I know Merv would have been happy knowing Diane has found peace in her life again, because I know personally the pain that Diane has endured. Merv shared with me, before his death, what he perceived would happen. He knew the outcome of what was going to transpire with his life. He would have been overjoyed with the creation of the book, "Molly & Monet." Merv and Diane touched so many people’s lives, and it is in keeping with that spirit, that Diane has lovingly created "Molly & Monet." Merv would have been so pleased that Diane has made a new life for herself, which I know was my friend’s wishes. C. Neil Shepard, M.D. Orthopedic Surgeon The timeless subject of how people consumed by unspeakable and overpowering grief can find the strength to go on with their lives is inspected by Diane Isaacs's sensitive story about a man and woman who lose their spouses and then find each other. What makes this story, which is remarkably illustrated by James Manlio Meredith, both powerful and uplifting is its allegorical presentation, in which Dr. Isaacs projects the reader imaginatively into the healing process through the eyes of two needy observers, their dogs, Molly and Monet. Conrad Josias, Author Endorsements Order About the Author Consultation Meet the artist Animals are special Fibromyalgia Dealing with Chronic Illness Professional Papers Contact the Author Howl and Wag Poodles & Australian Shepherds Terrorism Grief and Loss and the Economy Author's Latest News
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