A Long Goodbye: A Daughter's Journey Caring For Her Dying Mother

By Michelle Carter

When my mother was diagnosed with cancer, neither of us knew how quickly life would change-or how heavy love could become.
This is a raw, honest memoir of becoming a caregiver overnight and walking beside a fiercely independent mother as her health declined. It's the story of hospital hallways, difficult conversations, dark humor, fear, exhaustion, and the quiet moments of grace that appear when you least expect them.
As a daughter, I learned what it means to advocate, to hold strong when everything feels like it's falling apart, and to grieve someone while they are still here. This book captures the emotional reality of caregiving-the stress, the guilt, the laughter, the anger, and the unbreakable bond between a mother and daughter facing the end together.
This is not a medical guide.
It is a lived experience.
If you are caring for an aging parent, supporting a loved one through cancer, or navigating anticipatory grief, this book offers understanding, validation, and the reassurance that you are not alone.
Sometimes love doesn't fix what's broken-but it stays anyway.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: B0G58B9VZS
• ISBN13: 9798277396735
• Release Date: December 2025
• Publisher: Independently Published
• Length: 216 Pages
• Weight: 0.65 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.0" x 9.0"