{"product_id":"d-a-life-of-courage-and-love","title":"D:A Life of Courage and Love","description":"\u003cp\u003eThese poems, prose poems, epistolary poems, light verse, diary entries, vignettes and photos pose as a memoir of DianeÕs courage and love.  They add a final chapter to the saga of our life together as well as DianeÕs lifelong struggles and resilience especially with respect to multiple sclerosis (MS) and its consequences. They celebrate her life despite the odds against her.\u003c\/p\u003e  \n\n\u003cp\u003eThese poems do not pretend to be great poetry but rather serve as ultrashort narratives.  Writing them served as poetry therapy for me. The idiom of poetry, writing and rewriting, acts to contain emotions so that they can be faced and grief worked through. The dark humor helped me to cope in a most difficult time.\u003c\/p\u003e \n\n\u003cp\u003eDianeÕs stories function as a reminder that we do not live on an even playing field. Some are more challenged than others. Some are more unlucky than others. Diane lived courageously despite all that came to her. I want to honor that and the love I feel for her still.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"John G. Young, M.D.","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44936121548961,"sku":"9781111129939","price":30.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0462\/1120\/3233\/files\/149rgk82-front-shortedge-384.jpg?v=1748410586","url":"https:\/\/bookswholesale.myshopify.com\/products\/d-a-life-of-courage-and-love","provider":"BooksWholesale","version":"1.0","type":"link"}