num_pages: 248
description: Ann Wade’s new book, "Chocolate Kisses," is an inspirational compilation of diary entries by the close friends of Sandy Weisenberger, a woman diagnosed with ALS (also known as Lou Gehrig’s disease). The diary entries span the courageous last fourteen months of Sandy’s life and masterfully illustrate how a disease alters lives, how people handle death and dying, and how friendship is one of the most important aspects of a person’s life. Sandy’s courage combined with the devotion of those around her, built from years of friendships, bring dignity to her final stages of life. Through the amazing and thought provoking words of Sandy’s friends, "Chocolate Kisses" puts clarity to the definition of a friend and crystallizes a perspective on death. As Wade demonstrates in her book, friendships thrive on nourishment, and the depth of friendship depends on the quantity and quality of that nourishment. This brief sketch of Sandy’s journey with ALS is a witness to a model of friendship, a tale of ordinary people doing acts of extraordinary kindness.
language: English
title: Chocolate Kisses
titlecomplete: Chocolate Kisses
ratings_count: 1
publisher: Pentland Press (NC)