The story is autobiographical, beginning with the day all parents secretly fear. The loss of a child. In 1994, over 500,000 people died of cancer in the U.S. My daughter Charlie was one of them. I... This description may be from another edition of this product.
It has been a long time. And, finally I come to understand the lessons that Charlie taught us, both in life, and beyond. I wasn't too close, neither too far. I was just there, at right place and time. Yet, today I cannot forget, nor shall I ever want to. Frances' account flows like a river. Quiet at times, painful at others, but always majestic and wonderful. I am a very small part of the account; but my cup is full, my portion is sufficient. I still remember the clumsy unawareness that I used to live with, until not long ago. But now I see; now I love. And that's just all that matters. Thanks to Frances' unyielding will, this account is now open to all of us.
I think is wonderful and uplifting to read this book.
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 26 years ago
I am impress with the relationship between mother and daughter and her relationship with her sibblings. In this book been the reader became involved with the difficult times and good times during her remission over an awful illness like cancer I got involved with the characters relating the different stages of dealing with denial she went from anger, to fustration, and eventually acceptance of her impensing death and the fustration of leaving her mother and her sibblings and her new niece alone and eventually everyone will forget about her.I think this book was realistic and well writing. The author relates her own experience with the near death experience she had when she was eighteen years old I found this part to be very facinating is to bad that this subject is not so well develop I personally believed that people that have this kind of experience they are selecte and they becasme more awre of their surrenders and they have a good inside about people and situations. I personally recomended this book to anyone I found this book as a guide to deal with the different feelings that comes with dealing with a loveone's illness. You will found yourself kook because you will feel the sadness, fustration, acceptance, combined with funny situations. I love the book I recomended.
I had found this book to be profound in the path of live.
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 26 years ago
In my oipinion this book and a guide for all of us to guide usto continue our relatiosnship with our parents and sibblings and with God and each of us had a different path that is painted with different challengues. I admired the way the writer tell us of her relationship with her daughter and all the ups and downs that come at the moment less expected.In this book deals with feelings of rage and fustration and desapointment and finally acceptance that is very profound and finally acceptance of a better live beyond this one. I really enjoy it even that is a sad subject the author brought the reality of the different feelings all the people involved where feeling at each page of the book. I recomended this book for everyone to read and to be part of the collection.
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