Alison Acheson
1) Molly's Cue
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Language
English
Description
Molly's Cue is a story of growing up only to discover that things aren't the way you always thought they were; but with persistence there's more than one way to reach for the stars. For always and EVER, Molly Gumley has wanted to be on stage, has imagined and dreamed of life as an actor. That's because Grand, her grandmother, filled Molly with colourful stories of theatre life, and with her faith in what she saw as Molly's destiny. But as Molly enters...
Author
Language
English
Description
Marty, age 57, was given a preliminary diagnosis of ALS by his family doctor. Seven weeks later, the diagnosis was confirmed by a neurologist. Ten months and ten days later, Marty passed away.
From day one, Alison, Marty's spouse of over twenty-five years, kept a journal as a way to navigate the overwhelming state of her mind and soul. Soon the rawness of her words harmonized to tell the story of Marty's diagnosis, illness, and decline. Her journal...
Author
Pub. Date
2019.
Language
English
Formats
Description
"A beautiful free verse story, set in the prairies, about a little girl who waits at a window to wave to the train engineer who drives past her house every day. It's also a story about growing up and finding one's way in the world. Everything changes one day, when something flies out of the window of the train, and the girl rushes out to find out what it is. She wanders further an further from her house, until she spots something in grass-the engineer's...
Author
Publisher
Brindle & Glass
Pub. Date
2019.
Language
English
Description
"A profoundly honest and intensely personal story of a woman who cares for her husband after the devastating terminal diagnosis of ALS. Marty, age 57, was given a preliminary diagnosis of ALS by his family doctor. Seven weeks later, the diagnosis was confirmed by a neurologist. Ten months and ten days later, Marty passed away. Dance Me to the End is an evocative memoir about the emotional impact of witnessing a loved one suffer from a neurological,...