“She writes from her wealth of personal experience and with extraordinary courage.”
Joan Sutherland OM, AC, DBE
“Mother Killed! Baby Lives in Freak Accident! Oxford Times 20 February 1962.“
“The newspaper was wrong. I was that young woman”, writes Renée Goossens, an extraordinary woman who has suffered both physical and emotional pain throughout her life.
This book will change how you understand and cope with pain. It took Renée five and a half years of research and forty-five years of living it. Renée shares not only her own coping strategies, but those of over one hundred families she has interviewed in England, France and Australia. Pain Management also includes the advice of medical practitioners and complementary therapists.
“There is no family anywhere in the world who has not experienced pain, be it physical, emotional or in the form of grieving for a loved one,” writes Renée.
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“In this book… sadness and joy dance a pas de deux that brings tears to the eyes and solace to the soul. It shows how indomitable the human spirit can be”.
Fred Blanks
Sydney Morning Herald
Belonging is the extremely moving autobiography by Renée Goossens. It’s a gripping story of a child who later, as a young woman struggled to find a life and identity of her own.
The father she adored, who instilled her with a great love of music, became a legendary figure in Australia’s cultural life. Sir Eugene Goossens was the Chief Conductor of the Sydney Symphony Orchestra and Director of the Sydney Conservatorium of Music. His influence led to the construction of one of Australia’s most treasured icons – the Sydney Opera House.
At 21, a serious motor vehicle accident kept Renée in hospital in Oxford for nearly two years, depriving her of her husband and baby. Sir Eugene Goossens died when she was in hospital and she only heard the devastating news through radio earphones whilst in intensive care. When Renée was finally able to leave hospital, her life changed forever but she managed to fulfill her dream of learning to walk again and bringing her son to Sydney.
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January 2, 2009 at 18:03 |
I read your article in The You magazine in Dec. I was inspired by your article and by the top ten tips for pain control and think most should be the way we live life in general, with or without pain. I bought your book Pain Management for my sister-in-law who is in constant pain with back problems but does NOT manage it well! I have read it myself and feel it is written from experience of an amazing life and full of common sense. I only hope she reads it and embraces many of your suggestions.
I believe (at 58) that we choose to live a life of joy or misery. I chose joy. On 25th Nov I was told I had developed breast cancer after a routine mammogram. As you can imagine I was a bit shocked and my head was all over the place at times. I’m not a’ why me’ person so accepted it and dealt with it, with the support of a wonderful husband. After two biopsies and a MRI scan the doctors decided I’d have a lumpectomy, a joyous day as we were all thinking it was to be a mastectomy. I had the lumpectomy on 23rd Dec. Never I have I been surrounded by so much love of family and friends from here (Dundee,Scotland), Australia, America and Canada. It’s been overwhelming (gifts, cards, emails, texts, chats) but wonderful and, as you suggested …I have been VERY thankful with all that help and support. I’ve believed in living a positive life, as much as possible, to give, to live life to the full so when I read your tips (for pain control) it was great to see what I felt in words. I’ve glued your top ten tips into the journal I am keeping of my new journey. Two things I have learned from this experience are : patience in abundance and accepting help graciously (it’s so easy to give but so much harder to receive but I’m learning!!!)
I am not in pain but was when I left hospital on Christmas Eve so took the pain killers regularly and was able to enjoy Christmas with the family.They did EVERYTHING and it was so good! On 12th Jan I go back to hospital to see if further treatment is required, perhaps radiotherapy.
I went on to your website to see if I could order your memoir,’Belonging’. Can I buy it in the UK? If so where? You have had a remarkable life and overcome so many obstacles and challenges. At this time in my life I need to read and be inspired by people like you. Wishing you all the best in 2009. Best wishes Moira Jaffrey
April 27, 2010 at 14:17 |
Thanks again Moira
Hope you are doing well. I have been very busy with the Pain Summit and the Impact of Pain conference the first being national at Parliament House Canbera and the latter in Queensland and international. I am exhausted by it all and taking time out for a wee while
Best wishes
Renee
May 4, 2010 at 17:16 |
Dear Moira
I am mystified as to why this web mastser keeps asking me to reply to things I have already cleared. I wish you well as ever, I did give you all the details of buying Belonging and you bought it and I sent it over. Okay now?
Thanks
Renee
January 1, 2010 at 15:52 |
Happy 2010 Renee congrat’s on your book each little step we take individually and as a collective can only help us and others.
God Bless
Derek
April 7, 2010 at 11:20 |
Thanks Derek, I hope you have found help and we must help each other. Chronic Pain Australia has a great free website and we are helping internationally by email only too now with a great team. It’s always nice to receive a personal feedback though. I have been attending the Pain Summit in Canberra and the Impact of Pain international summit in Queensland just now. Lots of good work being done but much more to do.
Cheers
Renee
April 4, 2010 at 10:20 |
I really like your blog. Thanks for the great information. I’ve been looking at it a few times now and really enjoy it. I’ll stop back again soon. Please keep up the great job!
April 7, 2010 at 11:18 |
Thanks Jorge, glad you like my book./ It has helped many people. It’s available in the UK and the USA now with a better subtitle:
Pain Management – Enhancing your life to the fullest – publisher Anshan UK – please recommend to your local library.
Thanks and good luck, hope you are not a sufferer like me!
Renee
May 4, 2010 at 17:15 |
Jorge I did reply – I don’t know what happens to the website if we don’t get it on line later. I just want to thank you for reading it and maybe even buying a copy.
Renee
May 4, 2010 at 00:32 |
Hello Mrs. Renée Goossens
I’m Patrick Deroover from Belgium, and since a long time I’m doing genealogical search about the family Goossens, and your family branch is also included.
Please can you help me to setup your family branch with data and eventual also with pictures.
If you need more details about my rechearch of the family Goossens, please feel free to contact me on my e-mail address hof-ter-poorte@scarlet.be
Thanks in advance for your cooperation
with my best regards
Patrick Deroover
May 4, 2010 at 17:12 |
Have replied privately by email already. Okay? Thanks for yours
Renee
July 24, 2010 at 00:04 |
Hello this reply from you has just come up for me on the facebook website. Don’t know why that is, mystifying! Have not written to you since 2009 so I don’t know why it was showing on your web-site. I am doing well thankfully. Just had my 60th birthday with all the lovely celebrations.
I DID get and enjoy reading your books in 2009.
Hope you are resting and relaxing after all your hard work. All the best
Moira x
August 5, 2010 at 12:12 |
I don’t do Facebook so cannot think why,
Regards
Renee
April 27, 2010 at 14:13 |
Thanks Ralph – I don’t like the idea of you rewriting it unless you are medically trained and I and Dr Hallinan put a huge amount of work into this and our good name stands on it.
Wish you well and thanks for the feedback
Renee
April 27, 2010 at 14:19 |
Thanks Ralph
My reply has disappeared. I would prefer you did not alter it, even if you did like it. My medical advisors and I would not like the substance changed as it represents some 5 years of work! Thanks for the feedback though, best wishes
Renee
May 4, 2010 at 17:13 |
I did reply – saying sorry but I don’t want oyou to change anything of it. As a medically approved text, I worry that something might be misunderstood or misquoted. Is that okay?
Thanks
Renee