ISBN 978-1-923523-88-3
PAPERBACK
ISBN 978-1-923523-89-0
EBOOK
The Days Before You Went Away
Caring for my father helped me heal the wounds of the past
Healing the past, one goodbye at a time.
As the black sheep of the family, I never expected to be the one caring for my father in his final days. Yet, there I was, caught between the past I thought I had buried and the present I was so desperately holding on to. The Days Before You Went Away isn’t just about saying goodbye; it’s about the years that led to that moment, shaped by a difficult childhood and a complicated relationship with my mother.
This book is a deeply personal journey, one I took while caring for my father and one I now share with you. In telling this story, I found healing, and in it, I hope you find understanding. For anyone who has felt like the odd one out, who has struggled with their family dynamic, this is a story about discovering that sometimes, the journey home is the one you least expect to take.
It’s a story for anyone who has been through, or is going through, the difficult journey of caring for a dying parent, showing that the patterns we see are not isolated, but part of a universal experience.