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This powerful book takes the reader on a moving 92 day experience through the lives of a father and son dealing with their individual and collective experience of cancer. The reader is lead through Robert Pruitt’s journey from the first phone call with his father to their last conversation.... read more
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Summary edit
In 1996 Robert Pruitt receives a call from his father which would take his breath away and forever change his life. At twenty-nine, he is unemployed, healing from a divorce and has just become his father’s caretaker. As the days drag along painfully moving him closer to his father’s death from... read more (warning: may contain spoilers)
Characters/People edit
- Bishop Robert L Pruitt: The 103rd Bishop of the African Methodist Episcopal Church
- Robert L Pruitt II: Son and only child of Bishop Robert L Pruitt
- God: Enough Said
- Tom: Add a description of this character.
- Ricky
- Don
- Randy
- Mr. Hunt
- Mrs. Reece
Quotes edit
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“"Death is an appointment we will all keep!"”
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“"I've lived my life for this moment!"”
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“"Faith is always mixed with doubt!"”
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“"It is well with my soul!"”
Horatio Spafford
First Sentence edit
forward: What do you do when you get the news that a loved one, a parent in particular is diagnosed with terminal cancer (or any other terminal illness)?
Table of Contents edit
Table Of Contents
Dedication iii
Acknowledgements vii
Author’s Note ix
Forward xi
Chapter 1—Days 3 to 10 1
Chapter 2—Days 13 to 65 17
Chapter 3—Days 77 to 132 73
Chapter 4—Suggestions for a Peaceful Journey 127
Chapter 5—After Thoughts 143
Chapter 6—Heartwork 149
Themes & Symbolism edit
- Life: To embrace the moment in which we find ourselves.
- Surrender: Letting go of the things we can not control and give them to God!
- forgiveness: Letting go of any hope that the past can be different.
- Emotions: Learn to name the emotion/feeling. Each emotion/feeling tells us something about what's going on in our lives at that very moment. We can use this information to communicate effectively with ourselves and others. This disclosure helps us to grow and nurtures our relationships.
Authors & Contributors edit
- Robert L. Pruitt II (Author)
Classification edit
- Library of Congress: Add the Library of Congress Classification.
- Dewey: 306
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