Until I Say Good-Bye: My Year of Living with Joy
Susan Spencer-Wendel’s Until I Say Good-Bye: My Year of Living with Joy is a moving and inspirational memoir by a woman who makes the most of her final days after discovering she has amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS).After Spencer-Wendel, a celebrated journalist at the Palm Beach Post, learns...
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Susan Spencer-Wendel’s Until I Say Good-Bye: My Year of Living with Joy is a moving and inspirational memoir by a woman who makes the most of her final days after discovering she has amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS).After Spencer-Wendel, a celebrated journalist at the Palm Beach Post, learns of her diagnosis of ALS, more commonly known as Lou Gehrig’s disease, she embarks on several adventures, traveling toseveral countries and sharing special experiences with loved ones. One trip takes Spencer-Wendel and her fourteen-year-old daughter, Marina, to New York City’s Kleinfeld’s Bridal to shop for Marina’s future wedding dress—an occasion that Susan knows she will never see.Co-written with Bret Witter, Until I Say Good-Bye is Spencer-Wendel’s account of living a full life with humor, courage, and love, but also accepting death with grace and dignity. It’s a celebration of life, a look into the face of death, and the effort we must make to show the people that we love and care about how very much they mean to us.
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Format: paperback
ISBN:
9780062241474 (0062241478)
ASIN: 62241478
Publish date: March 4th 2014
Publisher: Harper Paperbacks
Pages no: 400
Edition language: English
Like The End of Your Life Book Club, this was a book about death and dying that reminded me just how cynical and judgmental I have become. I like to say that I "lead with compassion". In my work assisting a local legislator, i have been exposed to many social issues, including dying with dignity....
A very moving and touching story. Susan (the author) has ALS. Even as she is writing this book, her muscles and nerves are deteriorating. Eventually she will die. But even with her right thumb the only functioning digit, she taps this story away on her iPhone. It's the story of her life, molded into...
A very moving and touching story. Susan (the author) has ALS. Even as she is writing this book, her muscles and nerves are deteriorating. Eventually she will die. But even with her right thumb the only functioning digit, she taps this story away on her iPhone. It's the story of her life, molded ...