Dying To Be Healed
A Nurse’s Story Of Love, Hope and Faith
Dying to be Healed follows Holly Gerrish’s touching and intensely personal journey when her husband, Mark, is diagnosed with cancer at the age of twenty-eight and, fifteen years later, with ALS. In spite of her nursing experience and long-held beliefs, Holly ventures beyond the boundaries of medicine in an effort to help improve her husband’s prognosis.
Holly shares her story of love, courage, new-found faith and the hidden gifts she discovers while caring for a husband living with a terminal illness. Most important, an unexpected encounter with life after death provides her with insight into the angels among us.
If you enjoyed the movies Love Story, The Theory of Everything and Ghost, and the book My Sister’s Keeper, you will love Dying to be Healed.
“The most important thing in life is not the triumph but the struggle. The essential thing is not to have conquered but to have fought well.”
~ Pierre de Coubertin ~
FROM THE BOOK
“I took a sip of water and then walked through the darkness and crawled into bed. I held Mark’s hand and kissed him goodnight. I continued to reel in grief as the reality of losing someone I had come to love more than I ever thought possible was looming. I lay awake, quietly sobbing, wondering if I was being unrealistic, too hopeful. Had I been naive? Had I been fooled into thinking all of these complementary therapies or God could heal him of ALS?”
Engaging. Powerful. Emotional. Inspirational.
PRAISE FOR DYING TO BE HEALED
~Erica LegaultI started reading your book this afternoon and could not put it down until I had finished it.
It is so beautifully written. Your story broke my heart and I cried through many pages. … You have taught me so many things through your book; not only about medicine and alternative therapies but about the strength of family and true love. Thank you so much for sharing your journey.
~Elaine WalshI absolutely LOVED your book!!!! I devoured it in no time! I really enjoyed reading all the stories of the little “coincidences”… There are no such things as coincidences. Rather, there are bazillions of divine interventions. Your story is certainly one that needs to be shared with the world.
~JaniceI absolutely loved your book. The courage it had to have taken to relive it all & tell the world your story.
Mark sounds like a man like no other & I’m glad you experienced the ultimate gift of true love. I’m sad you had to be denied growing old together.
~JudyI read your book from beginning to end last night; couldn’t put it down. What an amazing story and what a lot that your family has had to deal with! The book is such a beautiful tribute to Mark and your family. Your love for them shines throughout!
~Gelaine PearmanAn amazing story of hope, resilience and love. Holly writes with an honesty and clarity that touches your heart and soul. It’s a humble privilege to be able to read her personal journey.
~ChikaI finished reading your book yesterday. You did such an amazing job putting it together. I fully enjoyed it. You gave me such powerful inspiration!! (You also gave me some solid ugly-cry time!) [T]hank you so much for sharing your journey.