In Dream New Dreams, Jai Pausch shares her own story for the first time: her emotional journey from wife and mother to full-time caregiver, shuttling between her three young children and Randy's bedside as he sought treatment far from home; and then to widow and single parent, fighting to preserve a sense of stability for her family, while coping with her own grief and the challenges of running a household without a partner. Jai paints a vivid, honest portrait of a vital, challenging relationship between two strong people who faced a grim prognosis and the self-sacrificing decisions it often required. As she faced life without the husband she called her "magic man," Jai learned to make herself a priority to create a new life of hope and happiness--as she puts it, to "feel a spark of my own magic beginning to flicker." Dream New Dreams is a powerful story of grief, healing, and newfound independence. With advice artfully woven into an intimate, beautifully written narrative, Jai's story will inspire not only the legions of readers who made The Last Lecture a bestseller, but also those who are embarking on a journey of loss and renewal themselves.
Record details
ISBN:9780307888501 (hc.)
ISBN:0307888509 (hc.)
ISBN:9780307888518 (pbk.)
Physical Description:print xi, 228 p. ; 22 cm.
Edition:1st ed.
Publisher:New York : Crown Archetype, c2012.
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Formatted Contents Note:
Living the dream -- Shattered dreams -- Face the problem -- Shuttling between my husband and my children -- Help! I'm in over my head -- The physiological toll of caregiving -- Cancer blindsides us again -- The magic of the last lecture -- Unique challenges caregivers face -- Decisions -- Talking to children about cancer and death -- Grieving -- The year of firsts -- Untethering our house from the past -- Single parenting is exhausting -- Taking care of me -- The magic hasn't gone out of our lives -- (Not) dating -- Giving back: pancreatic cancer advocate -- Dreaming new dreams.
Summary: In Dream New Dreams, Jai Pausch shares her own story for the first time: her emotional journey from wife and mother to full-time caregiver, shuttling between her three young children and Randy's bedside as he sought treatment far from home; and then to widow and single parent, fighting to preserve a sense of stability for her family, while coping with her own grief and the challenges of running a household without a partner. Jai paints a vivid, honest portrait of a vital, challenging relationship between two strong people who faced a grim prognosis and the self-sacrificing decisions it often required. As she faced life without the husband she called her "magic man," Jai learned to make herself a priority to create a new life of hope and happiness--as she puts it, to "feel a spark of my own magic beginning to flicker." Dream New Dreams is a powerful story of grief, healing, and newfound independence. With advice artfully woven into an intimate, beautifully written narrative, Jai's story will inspire not only the legions of readers who made The Last Lecture a bestseller, but also those who are embarking on a journey of loss and renewal themselves.
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