She woke up each day facing the weight of the choices that had shaped her life, searching for a feeling of home she feared she might never find. Being divorced with a child left her drifting and unsure of where she belonged. She moved through her days carrying an ache, believing she had already lived the chapters that mattered, then, in what felt like divine circumstance, his lips met hers, and the world unfurled around them. A breath became a lifeline, anchoring her in a way she had thought never possible. From that first inhale, something quiet yet fierce happened between them, like a subtle kiss after a storm--soft, unexpected, and full of promise.
A breath became love the moment it touched her, awakening a part of her she thought had been lost to time and trying to survive. What grew between them was not fragile; it was forged in truth, vulnerability, and the willingness to begin again. This newfound love carried them through a lifetime of battles--loss that hallowed them, illness that weakened them, addiction that threatened to break them, and grief that consumed her. Yet through every trial, the love born from that single breath remained, steady and unwavering, guiding them to home and to each other.
This is the author's story of love, loss, and learning to grieve.
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A Breath
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- Title Page
- Foreword
- Introduction
- CHAPTER ONE. The elevator
- CHAPTER TWO. Hospital
- CHAPTER THREE. Children, dating, moving in together
- CHAPTER FOUR. Rings, wedding
- CHAPTER FIVE. Blended family, pregnant
- CHAPTER SIX. Diagnosed with lupus, trips to see the boys
- CHAPTER SEVEN. Birch Bay
- CHAPTER EIGHT. The move
- CHAPTER NINE. Battling illnesses, sobriety
- CHAPTER TEN. Addiction, new job
- CHAPTER ELEVEN. Vacation to see the children and grandchildren
- CHAPTER TWELVE. Coping with pain, diagnosed cancer
- CHAPTER THIRTEEN. Living with cancer, loss
- CHAPTER FOURTEEN. The struggling
- CHAPTER FIFTEEN. Grief
- CLOSING SONG. Grief Is Not My Monster
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