When we love dies, we mourn his loss. We consoled ourselves with the rites that accompany his disappearance and seek support in those around us. But what happens when there is no end, when perhaps a family member or friend is still alive and yet, as we have lost? How a mother whose son has been missing in action, or family of a sick Alzheimer facing doubt among the permanent loss and a possible return home or lucidity.  In this sensitive and full text of wisdom, Pauline Boss explains that people who suffer losses ambiguous alternating between hope and despair, emotions that can deaden the feelings and prevent people revert to their lives.  The author is based on his research and clinical experience to suggest strategies to ease the pain and help families to accept it. In many stories of individuals and families who faced ambiguous loss shows how managed to overcome the paralyzing sadness. Among the cases also include painful losses because of divorce, emigration and adoption.  With its message of hope, this book provides good guidance for family therapists and relieved their stories to those struggling to recover their own lives.  "This is a beautiful book. Pauline Boss vividly illustrates the many ways in which to experiment and experience the intense pain of ambiguous loss. She has deeply enriched our understanding of human relationships can suffer protracted tear, which although still possible heal them. "