Comments on: Beyond Happily Ever After: What Story Offers

By: Louise Gillett

Louise Gillett — Wed, 23 Sep 2015 13:22:51 +0000

Hi, I wrote and published a book about my experience of emotional distress and found it a very cathartic experience (even if it did leave me feeling a little over-exposed at times). Personally, I love reading about other people's experiences of life's ups and downs - in memoir form or fictionalised. I like to be reminded that when all is said and done, we are all human.

By: Kathryn Craft

Kathryn Craft — Sun, 30 Aug 2015 13:22:59 +0000

In reply to Penelope Kaye. Thank you Penelope, and bless your dad's sweet soul. My mom "recognizes" me, but many days only as "a nice person who comes to help me out."

By: Kathryn Craft

Kathryn Craft — Sun, 30 Aug 2015 13:21:05 +0000

In reply to Top Picks Thursday 08-27-2015 | The Author Chronicles. Thanks for sharing the post, Kerry!

By: Penelope Kaye

Penelope Kaye — Sun, 30 Aug 2015 03:30:59 +0000

Thank you for sharing, Kathryn. I found myself in a similar situation a year ago. We had to move my dad to a memory care facility. I was so blessed that Dad continued to recognize me up until the end. I wrote two different blogs, sharing my heart in our story. But watching Dad slip away and writing about it was hard, harder than I ever imagined. Praying God's comfort and grace for you and your family.

By: Top Picks Thursday 08-27-2015 | The Author Chronicles

Top Picks Thursday 08-27-2015 | The Author Chronicles — Thu, 27 Aug 2015 17:02:10 +0000

[…] In a poignant post, Kathryn Craft shows the power of story in real life. […]

By: Kathryn Craft

Kathryn Craft — Wed, 26 Aug 2015 13:08:48 +0000

In reply to Eileen Wanamaker. Thanks Eileen--you probably remember my mom from aerobics! Her general level of athleticism has held her in good stead for a long time.

By: Kathryn Craft

Kathryn Craft — Wed, 26 Aug 2015 13:06:01 +0000

In reply to gapwriter2014. Thanks so much Gail. I'm sure I will--all of the hospice folks have been great so far.

By: Kathryn Craft

Kathryn Craft — Wed, 26 Aug 2015 13:01:44 +0000

In reply to Lee Lamond. Thanks for this thoughtful comment, Lee. Once I knew it was time for it, I honestly didn't have a problem embracing the hospice philosophy. Her death is not a problem requiring a solution, it is a natural process, as it was with your mother, and I'm glad to be able to play a role. The trick is knowing when to surrender, isn't it?

By: Kathryn Craft

Kathryn Craft — Wed, 26 Aug 2015 12:55:38 +0000

In reply to LauraDrake. Yup. Why I'm a writer!

By: LauraDrake

LauraDrake — Wed, 26 Aug 2015 10:01:54 +0000

In reply to Kathryn Craft. Cruel that opposite irony, Kathryn. for a conversation, you need a speaker and a listener. Missing either, leaves a massive hole, doesn't it?