Letters from Madelyn
by Elaine Sanchez
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Pub Date May 17 2016 | Archive Date Aug 02 2016
WriteLife Publishing | Boutique of Quality Books
Description
Madelyn Kubin is a 70-year-old Kansas farm wife. She appears to be fragile because of her thinning white hair, macular degeneration, osteoporosis, congestive heart failure, and severe hearing loss. But when her husband Quentin suffers a debilitating stroke, she is forced to summon all of her physical, emotional, and spiritual strengths in order to care for him at home.Madelyn manages her isolation, loneliness, and stress by going to her computer, disengaging her emotional monitor, and writing letters to her daughter Elaine.Madelyn’s story of faith, courage, and love is told through her unflinching honest and surprisingly funny letters written in real time over the course of six-and-a-half years. Although she prays ever day that she will be a willing channel for God’s love and compassion, there are plenty of days she feels like telling God to go find himself another servant. Madelyn writes unabashedly about her anger, guilt, depression, and grief. When Quentin displays dementia-related inappropriate sexual behavior, Madelyn eventually learns how to handle it with grace and humor. She shows how it is possible, even in the very worst end-of-life situations, to experience mental and spiritual growth.
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Advance Praise
Wow! What a woman! This is a moving story, very human, very real, very wise, very uplifting. Madelyn had a great sense of humor, but the most amazing thing was her strength and ability to grow spiritually in the face of adversity. Many people would feel sorry for themselves, but Madelyn was able to see good in the face of so much that was pretty awful. She often prayed that God would take her husband, but if not, that God would give her the strength to carry on. She focused on remembering and treasuring the good times, not seeing her husband only as he was after suffering a debilitating stroke. Her view of God is beautiful, and it says as much or more about her than it does about God.
--The Very Reverend Hollinshead T. Knight
Laughing through my tears, I was reassured that even in the midst of the worst end-of-life issues there is an oportunity for deepening spiritual awareness, personal growth, and peace. Madelyn makes us believe that we, too, can rejoice in life, even to the end of our days.
--Jenan Rook Brandt
I feel privileged at meeting Madelyn through her letters and envy those who knew her in person. "Letters from Madelyn" is one of the most inspiring, yet down-to-earth books I have come across in my 36 years as an academic librarian - as well as being laugh-out-loud funny! What a remarkable woman!
--Charlie Weyant
Marketing Plan
Elaine Sanchez is an author, speaker and co-founder of CaregiverHelp.com. Together with her husband, Dr. Alex Sanchez, they developed an online curriculum, “Gero-407 - Caregiving,” that was taught at Western Oregon University. Sanchez has also created a number of online continuing education courses for nurses, long-term care administrators, and mental health professionals. She delivers keynotes, breakout sessions, and trainings at conferences across the country. Some of her clients include: American Brain Tumor Association, Innova Healthcare, Area Agencies on Aging, American Brain Tumor Association and numerous statewide Alzheimer’s organizations. She lives with her husband in Salem, OR.
Available Editions
| EDITION | Other Format |
| ISBN | 9781608081660 |
| PRICE | $17.95 (USD) |
