This is the story of Brian's life, from meeting Jeanne until receiving a heart transplant and beginning life again. As a rowdy teenage boy, Brian met and fell in love with Jeanne. They began a lifelong friendship, which would follow them through marriages and divorces, to be reunited in midlife to fall in love once more. Just three short years after their marriage, they faced real adversity. Jeanne was diagnosed with cancer. Learning that Jeanne would not recover, Brian suffered a massive heart attack. His friendship with ...
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This is the story of Brian's life, from meeting Jeanne until receiving a heart transplant and beginning life again. As a rowdy teenage boy, Brian met and fell in love with Jeanne. They began a lifelong friendship, which would follow them through marriages and divorces, to be reunited in midlife to fall in love once more. Just three short years after their marriage, they faced real adversity. Jeanne was diagnosed with cancer. Learning that Jeanne would not recover, Brian suffered a massive heart attack. His friendship with Peggy, stepmother of Jeanne's children, helped to pull Brian through his mourning and his wait for and acceptance of a new heart and new life - Brian's change of heart! This is an unusual story by an unusual man. Few people alive saw more adversity than he did, and no one showed more resilience. This book is one of the best examples of individual bravery, persistence, and overcoming obstacles with grace.
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