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
~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!
~Carolyn AndersonYour book was a real page turner. Every chance I had, I was reading. Wow! I did not realize the scope of ALL the alternative medicine knowledge and expertise. You never gave up on Mark and the quest for a miracle. Thank you for sharing your family’s story.
~TerriI finished your book yesterday and cried my eyes out! What a beautiful heart wrenching love story. I felt like I lived it with you and also felt supported by your strength.
~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.
~Jeff RobertsonI read Dying to be Healed in two sittings, which is a strong testament to how well written it was, given the emotional weight in there. Not ashamed to admit I had to pause a few times, as the room would tend to get a little dusty… An amazing accomplishment.
~Chelsea MadrickI read the book in one day and shed many, many tears. Beautifully written!