After journalist Spencer-Wendel learns of her diagnosis of ALS, more commonly known as Lou Gehrig's disease, she embarks on several adventures. This includes taking her fourteen year-old daughter, Marina, to New York City's Kleinfeld's Bridal to shop for Marina's future wedding dress--an occasion Spencer-Wendel knows she will never see. This is her account of living a full life with humor, courage, and love, accepting death with grace and dignity, and showing the people we love an d care about how very much they mean to us.
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ISBN:9781443418959
Physical Description:print xi, 376 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm
Publisher:New York :HarperCollins Publishers Ltd ;2014.
Liftoff: July-September : Still lucky ; the clinic ; The wonder ; Wesley ; Animals and expectations -- The Yukon:October : Auroras ; Thank you ; The Northern Lights ; Wreck Beach -- California: October : The yurt ; Closing the loop -- Christmas: December-January : Together ; The party ; A gift to myself -- Hungary: February : Youth ; A couple ; The conversation : Panos ; The Bible -- The Chickee hut: May: A place of my own ; Mango madness -- The journey inward: May-June : Scrapbooking ; Stink pickle ; My triathlon -- Letting go: May-June : Swimming ; Aubrey's birthday ; Helping hands ; Hospice ; Funeral -- Cyprus: June-July : Fearless ; Turtle Beach ; Saint Andreas ; The old man of Karpaz -- New York City: July : Kardashians ; Marina's trip ; Tattoos ; Support ; Kleinfeld's ; For good -- Captiva Island: August : The lion's paw.
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