Dying To Be Healed

A Nurse’s Story Of Love, Hope and Faith

BY HOLLY GERRISH

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?”

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    • Engaging. Powerful. Emotional. Inspirational.

    PRAISE FOR DYING TO BE HEALED

    I 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.

    ~Janice

    I 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.

    ~Elaine Walsh

    I 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.

    ~Erica Legault

    Your book was exceptional. What an amazing writer you are, and what an amazing journey that you shared.  Left me in tears.

    ~Sally Grotsky

    I read your amazing book over the Christmas break and loved how you wove in your love story! The photos make the story even more personal.  Your journey of western and holistic medicine, while caring for Mark is truly inspirational.

    ~Aliki

    I 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.

    ~Jeff Robertson

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      ABOUT THE AUTHOR

      Holly Gerrish

      Holly currently resides in Calgary, Alberta. She will admit life is complicated; getting well can be more of a mystery than a science. Who heals, who doesn’t isn’t always predictable. She now sees illness, suffering, or a major setback in life more as an opportunity to learn and to grow.

      “Pay attention to the people and events in your life and start connecting the dots because when you do, your life’s plan and purpose will unfold as it is supposed to.” ~ Holly