Grief Illness

Reimagining Ruth(/i) is a tenderly rendered portrait of a mother and daughter struggling to recover their powerful original bond before time runs out. Named one of the top ten books of the year by a New Yorker literary jury when it was originally published, the author has released a revised version for Kindle. In addition, the new digital edition includes over seventy illustrations by her artist mother, Ruth Jones, and photographs. From Publisher's Weekly Hillary Johnson is a New York journalist who has been sidelined for three years by severe illness when she receives a terrifying phone ...

How do you say goodbye when you’re not ready to let go? Grace lives for the everyday magic of motherhood — bedtime stories, playground adventures, and whispered dreams shared under the covers. But when her five-year-old daughter, Ruby, is diagnosed with a life-threatening illness, those simple moments become achingly rare. Then comes a spark of hope. Logan, a visionary tech entrepreneur, offers them a gift unlike any other: the chance to create a virtual world where Ruby can live a lifetime of joy, no matter what happens in the real one. As Grace and Logan grow closer, and Ruby ...

In one of the strangest love stories of history or fiction, Allison Roarty (a.k.a. Allison Wonderland), a 45-year-old, divorced, wacky, sexually adventurous, somewhat overweight alcoholic with brain damage, takes up with Leigh Berry, a gangling, half-blind, reclusive, 62-year-old devotee of ancient music. Their friend Connie Bowers, a successful career woman, tries to guide them through their delusions and misadventures. In the process, all three characters discover emotional and spiritual depths that “normal” people seldom experience.

Jacob's hearing voices. Voices from the future. Voices claiming that he has the power to save the majority of Europe from a deadly virus. Are they part of his imagination or something far more fantastic?

2015 erfährt Cory Taylor, dass sie nicht mehr lange zu leben hat. In nur wenigen Wochen hat sie ihre Memoiren verfasst, die kurz vor ihrem Tod im Juli 2016 erschienen. Auf bemerkenswerte Weise reflektiert sie über den Sinn der Zeit, die ihr noch bleibt. Sie lässt uns teilhaben an ihrer Erfahrung, was das Sterben sie gelehrt hat. Der universellen Frage über ein Leben nach dem Tod begegnet sie als nicht-religiöser Mensch in einer für sie selbst überraschenden spirituellen Form. Ergreifend und zutiefst weise sind ihre Gedanken über das Sterben, die zugleich eine Hymne an das Leben sind.

You and Me and Cancer Makes Three is a poetical journey about survival from cancer. An uplifting and enduring tale of his journey with cancer. John held his hands around his own mortality, yet leaves the clinic whole, with much more than he ever expected: he discovers the true meaning of friendship, redemption, and hope as told in his poetry.

We all have it—that inner voice that shines as a beacon to our authentic self—but it’s often dimmed by life’s struggles. And that’s when we lose our way, because our path is dark. The Lighthouse Project is a collection of poignant stories by strong women who share their diverse yet unifying truths on trusting their intuition and reigniting their inner spark. From losing friends to losing jobs, from the end of relationships to coping with grief, these brave humans share their powerful and personal journeys of resilience and self-discovery. We hope you’ll be inspired to lean into ...