An intimate and evocative memoir explores one woman's journey through grief and the redemptive power of love during her husband’s 84-day battle with lung cancer. When Steph Catudal met her husband Rivs, she believed their love had dispelled her deep-seated anger and sorrow from losing her father and her faith. However, when Rivs fell ill and entered a coma during the pandemic, painful childhood memories resurfaced, particularly the trauma of watching her father die from cancer. Written with lush lyricism, Steph's narrative reveals how this crisis compelled her to confront her past, including the death of her father that shattered her faith and led to a decade of rebellion—running away from home, living in a van at 16, struggling with alcoholism, and turning to drugs to numb her pain. As she sat by Rivs's bedside, she wrestled with memories and uncertainties while facing the unknowns of his illness. Rivs endured a grueling 84 days in a medically induced coma, ultimately undergoing chemotherapy for a similar illness that claimed her father. This memoir resonates with the themes of resilience and healing, serving as a powerful reminder that even in our brokenness, we can find a path to recovery and hope.
