[Oe List ...] Publication update on Jeanette Stanfield's book

[RICHARD HOWIE]

Thanks Marilyn.  My check and a note went in the mail yesterday to  
Jeanette.
Grace and Peace, Ellen
On Sep 28, 2009, at 1:33 PM, Marilyn R Crocker wrote:

>
> Dear Colleagues,
>
> I wanted to give you a heads-up about Jeanette Stanfield’s book,  
> Just Checkin’ On Ya, soon to be available through ICA in Canada and  
> Australia.
>
> Having had the privilege of reading this memoir in advance, I would  
> highly commend it to you as a gem.  It powerfully chronicles her  
> experience as palliative caregiver to her beloved husband, Brian,  
> during his sacred journey of dying.
>
> May I share with you excerpts from what others who have reviewed  
> the book have said:
>
> With fearless honesty, Jeanette Stanfield details the journey of  
> true life partners in the precious last years of one partner’s life  
> on Earth.   Having lost my own husband only a year ago, I was  
> touched by the stories and reflections, which grace her pages.  Her  
> words validated my own experience of care giving, loss, and strange  
> newness of life…  Patricia Webb, Poet
>
> Jeanette’s memoir is a testament to the painful, universal  
> experience of losing a loved one and is also a witness to the  
> unexpected gift that results in fully embracing human life, even  
> through death. She poignantly illustrates the classic stages of the  
> grief process that both she and Brian experienced -- from denial to  
> acceptance -- albeit at very different times, as is usually the  
> case…Benjamin Crocker, Primary Care Physician
>
> The palliative caregiver's role is overwhelming and exhausting  
> during the walk with a loved one to Mystery's door.  The journey is  
> also filled with excitement and wonder.  Jeanette fully embraced  
> her journey with her husband and courageously describes the path  
> for us through her book…. Heidi Holmes, Palliative Care Nurse
>
> In North America, you can order Jeanette’s book in advance through:  
> jstanfield at ica-associates.ca. .   In Australia, order from   
> justcheckinonya at optusnet.com.au.
>
> Advance USA orders through Jeanette will be US$14.95 plus $7.35 for  
> postage (US$22.30)  For additional books make the postage $3 for  
> each book (US$17.95)  US checks need to be written to ICA  
> Associates Inc. and sent to Jeanette Stanfield, Apt 107, 757  
> Victoria Park Ave., Toronto, ON  M4C 5N8 Canada.    Books will soon  
> be available from the ICA Associates Inc. bookstore.
>
> $5 from each book sold in Canada will go to the Brian Stanfield  
> Memorial Fund, which was set up to continue research and writing  
> efforts in ICA Canada.  Profits from book sold in Australia will go  
> to the research and human development efforts of ICA Australia.
>
> With appreciation for all in our colleague network who continue to  
> share their wisdom and experience,
>
> Marilyn
>
> Marilyn R. Crocker, Ed.D
> Crocker & Associates, Inc.
> 123 Sanborn Road
> West Newfield, ME 04095
> (207) 793-3711
>
>
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