
The Long Goodbye
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The Long Goodbye is dedicated to anyone who has ever become its victim, and who may even now be unable to move ahead without looking back.
It is for those who will one day find themselves faced with the difficult decision to be willing to be part of another's journey of transition, even though it will be painful to watch them go through the door.
Although the story centers around a mysterious man who generates a lot of intrigue and speculation about his odd behavior, he will become a willing victim of the long goodbye and will be forever changed because of it.
There are many kinds of long goodbyes. There are the fading friendships, where communication becomes scarce, and the emotional connection dissipates slowly, excruciatingly, over time. There is the lingering grief after the loss of a loved one, where the pain and sadness persists for an extended period of time, hindering one's ability to fully move on and find closure.
One of the most tragic, long goodbyes is that of Alzheimer's Disease, because there is still a physical presence. There is still a hand to hold, while speaking brightly and animatedly, in a vain attempt to draw a response, only to be met by a blank stare at some indistinct something in the distance.
There is the goodbye that begins when an accident causes complete, permanent paralysis, or by the onset of a disease such as ALS, and a life support chair and artificial support for breathing are all that keeps one attached to this earth.
These are touched on in some form or another, but this book focuses mainly on those who choose to remain close to a passing loved one's side during hospice care. They are willing victims of the long goodbye, which can be a prolonged and emotionally draining process of saying farewell to someone who is dear.
The author is well acquainted with long goodbyes, having spent a great amount of time keeping vigil over loved ones who are now gone from this realm, but are alive in another. "The Long Goodbye" persuades the reader to look beyond the present sadness and toward a God who is not far off from His humans.
Weeping may endure for a night, but joy comes in the morning.*
And so we wait for the morning.
*Psalm 30:5
The Long Goodbye is also
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