Why Brianne wrote the book now, in the middle of her Mom’s journey

A look at the book’s title

The first moment Brianne’s mom didn’t know who she was

What about the worst part of it, the painful parts?

How has Brianne’s relationship with suffering changed?

Why love doesn’t care how you feel

What about Brianne’s forgetting and remembering?

Deeper intimacy and connection in the face of so much loss

Brianne turns her mom into a metaphor of what life is

Finding a newer, deeper center of balance

Palm trees and wind storms

What’s left when it all gets stripped away?

Brianne’s hope for the book