![]() ![]() "e But when Kelly read "e Be the Noodle"e and told me about it, it allowed me to share with her the most agonizing, poignant, intimate, and life-changing experience of our lives. My husband and I did not want those memories to be our children's last memories of their father. Then her mother called and said, "e Come home."e A few months later Kelli's mother wrote to me, "e I had no intention of sharing with Kelli or her brother the last 15 days when the dying had begun. Kelli read "e Be the Noodle"e and sent it to her mother. ![]() Kelli was at school miles away from home, sick with worry about her terminally ill father. My niece gave "e Be the Noodle"e to her college friend Kelli whose father was dying. ![]() One of my favorite stories came from a family in Alabama. I am also grateful that people have been kind enough to tell me how the book affected their lives. I am so humbled and joyful knowing that this little book has done just that for many. To make a sad part of life, a treasured part of life. I wrote this book to share my experiences helping my mother die in hopes that more people might find the courage, love and sick humor to be fully present with the person they love during the end of life. ![]()
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