“As the author of this open and engaging true story, Sandra Keys shows how it is possible to navigate this process of transformational change in a way that reconstructs meaning both in her own life and that of others. To do so with candor in the face of unrelenting loss is an act of courage; to do so with inspiration, with the deft hand of an inveterate storyteller, and even with irony and humor is an act of artistry. Somehow, Keys accomplishes both, giving others who have known grief a compelling narrative of love and loss that will hold a hopeful mirror to their own soulful suffering and survival.”
— Dr. Robert A. Neimeyer, author of Lessons of Loss: A Guide to Coping and The Art of Longing
A self-help title about dealing with death and bereavement
This inspirational book delivers the message that life does not have to become a threat when painful things happen and that we can grow from what life presents us. It describes how a normal family’s experience with death and bereavement prepared them to face the rest of their lives. When Sandra and Michael arrived in Hong Kong, they were following a normal life path that was swept without warning from under their feet. Michael was found to have a tumour in his heart. Their daughter, Diana, was ten months old. What follows is a moving and courageous story of a young family engaging with extraordinary situations in a way that reminds us all of the precious value of life, community and friendships. In facing the reality of living with dying in an open and honest way, they both show what it means to end something and how to have faith in the formation of something new.