The Choice

IMMIGRATION
American immigration papers secured by Béla, 112 –13, 116 , 122 –23, 124 , 145
Béla’s decision to immigrate to America, 130
Edith’s decision to immigrate to America, 125 , 130 , 140
Israel immigration plans, 111 –13, 122 , 123 –24, 125
refuge stay in Vienna and, 121 –25
LIFE IN AMERICA
arrival in New York City, 129 –31
Béla’s desire for relationship after divorce, 167 –68
birth of second child, 143 –44
birth of third child, 149
children’s reaction to divorce, 157
daily family life rituals, 151 –52
divorce decision, 158 –59, 162 , 163
Edith’s college studies, 152 , 154 , 163 , 159 –60, 170 , 179
El Paso move, 145 –46
first grandchild, 190
hunger for self, 158 –59
second marriage with Béla, 168
survivor past and family life, 149 –50, 151 –52, 153 –54, 166
taking responsibility for oneself, 204
PROFESSIONAL WORK
address to returning army veterans, 271 –72
address to military chaplains in Berchtesgaden, Germany, 201 , 207 –20
Agnes and breast cancer diagnosis, 191 –96
Beatrice’s loss of childhood and panic attacks, 255 –62
California licensure, 179 –80
Capt. Jason Fuller’s anger and catatonic state, 3 –5, 195 –201, 238 –39
Carlos’s anxiety at college, 251 –55
colonel’s family problems, 213 –18
dissertation on survivors, 173 –74, 176
Elise’s despair in a relationship, 246 –479
Emma and eating disorder treatment, 182 –90
establishment of private practice, 181
first patient in private practice, 181
Jim and Ling’s marriage problems, 239 –45
mentors in, 170 –73
need to establish new relationship with own trauma for success in, 181 –82
older woman’s experience of grief over mother, 218 –20
parents after a child’s suicide, 263 –67
post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) treatment, 7 , 135 , 203
teaching career in El Paso, 164 , 165 –66, 169