Hello everyone!
Let me introduce you to my second book: “Gentle Passage.”
I am a writer, “enlightened” caregiver and a well-seasoned traveler, now working on my Willow’s Bend Series. This book, “Gentle Passage,” is the first in a series of three books. My main passion at this time in my life is writing and sharing my gift of words, hoping others will find this as a portal to go through in time of need. I am excited to share my journals of caregiving and positive experiences with my readers and teach others my way of caregiving. It doesn’t have to be all “doom and gloom.” I have learned to bring love, light and acceptance into the illness for both the patient and the family. My power of faith, candlelight, music, patience and prayer has led me on an incredible journey that I would like to share. I promise you will not find this in any textbook. I realize one person can make a difference and it can begin with you.
“Gentle Passage” is the first of three books in the Willow’s Bend Series. Life had thrown my beloved and me a major detour two months before his retirement. Instead of being carefree and enjoying retirement, cancer now took over our world. I say our world, but it was his journey of pain and courage. I had to become a backseat driver, and that I did! I was indeed a take-charge person. However, illness and death I was not in charge of. Follow me on my beloved’s journey and eventual demise, but I now realize it was a rite of passage for me, an initiation on my own personal journey of writing, an opening up to my creativity, bringing something positive out of a negative situation. Who would have thought? Feel my frustration and fatigue change to acceptance and awareness followed by action! This all took place by using patience and prayer. Working this all together and keeping a sense of humor brought peace to our home, family and it was a rite of passage for me, an initiation on my own personal journey of writing, an opening up to my creativity, bringing something positive out of a negative situation. Who would have thought?
