A Beautiful And Painful Journey: One Man's Embrace of Caregiving (Paperback) by Larry P Morris

Through his wife's nearly five year battle with ovarian cancer, Larry P Morris, wrote poetry to describe his journey as a caregiver, He wrote about the desperate days and nights, the roller coaster of emotions, the search for treatments, the quest for answers to what was going on and the new intimacy between he and his wife in the midst of it all. He wrote about the solace of his faith and the pain of the many questions that had no answers. Morris writes with the powerful emotions of deep joy, profound pain, desperate longing, honest anger, deep loneliness, tremendous gratefulness and touching love. If you want to understand the life of a caregiver, or you are a caregiver and want to hear someone put your journey into the powerful words it deserves, you will find this book helpful. Many of the poems in this books have already been used to begin discussions on specific topics and as prompts to share feelings in caregiver support groups. If you are a caregiver, who has lost a loved one and are processing your years of service, this book will help you reflect on the love that you gave and find meaning in it. This is a book to be read slowly and let the power of its words take you deeply into your own journey.