Giving Back
We were given so much over the course of Chris’ illness and beyond. So much love, attention, and care.
Our families rearranged their lives to support us in the most intimate of ways. Our friends found every opportunity to create space for us so we could breathe. Our community gave us gifts of all kinds in the hope that their sharing would ease our burden. And it did.
The Other Side of Us: A Memoir of Trauma, Truth, and Transformation is a love story… thanks to all of you.
I often think about the people in our communities who have dedicated their lives to healing. Every day they choose to enter the healthcare setting to share their time and talents. They give of themselves for the benefit of others in often very difficult situations. This is no doubt a generous act.
Chris and I have decided to use our story to recognize and bolster the institutions that helped us find our way to the other side of this debilitating disease.
Therefore, thirty percent of all book profits (ten percent each) will be donated to…
Avera, for saving Chris’ life;
https://www.avera.org/support/avera-health-foundation/
Madonna, for bringing Chris back to life;
https://www.madonna.org/foundation
QLI, for teaching Chris to live again.
Our sincere gratitude for what the people within these institutions do every day.
It makes all the difference.