After a tragic one-car accident, a young mother catapults from an idyllic life to one filled with grief and uncertainty. David Kluxen survived the accident but was paralyzed from the neck down. Now, both he and his beloved wife Kim knew that a lifetime of plans and wishes must be condensed into his remaining hours and days. By listening to the guiding whispers within her, Kim Kluxen Meredith’s journey from unfathomable heartache to a life once again filled with love and laughter is the inspiring story of hope for everyone who has experienced the loss of someone beloved to them.

 

The Midwest Book Review has reviewed Listen for the Whispers:

Tragedies like the one that struck Kim Kluxen Meredith's family can happen to anyone at any time. A car accident left her husband a quadriplegic and herself having to support her two young daughters while dealing with her own grief, trauma, and the needs of her husband in his final days. Her story is told in the pages of "Listen for the Whispers: Coping with Grief and Learning to Live Again". But more than just an account of a family's tragedy, it is also a story of learning to overcome depression, anxiety, heartache, and the loss of a loved one to re-establish a life worth living for herself and her children. Eloquent and moving, inspired and inspiring, "Listen For The Whispers" is a highly recommended addition to personal reading lists and community library Self-Help collections.

Listen for the Whispers: Coping with Grief & Learning to Live Again
Author: Kim Kluxen Meredith
Publisher: Cable Publishing
Year: 2010

In this book Kim K. Meredith gives a moving and informative account of the challenges and choices that she encountered as she coped with her husband’s accidental death. Part I is her story of her husband’s hospitalization and death following his car accident, her demanding years of parenting alone while grieving deeply, and her new beginnings that honoured her loss while setting her free. As she was relearning her life through grief, she discovered that she could trust the intuitive whispers inside of her to help her find her way. 

In Part II Meredith offers her accumulated inner wisdom in five lessons using the letters of grief: grounded, re-building, inspiration, energize and fun. With each lesson come practical and thoughtful lifeline suggestions to help others who are grieving.  The book ends with inspirational quotes and blank pages for twelve months of self-exploration and journaling.

This book is a love story woven from the threads of loss and grief. Much in Kim’s story will ring true for those who are grieving and will help them to mourn their loss, cope with their grief, and rebuild their lives. Those living with the loss of a spouse may find it particularly revealing and helpful.