Watching for Dragonflies: A Caregiver's Transformative Journey
(Paperback)
Publishing Details
Watching for Dragonflies: A Caregiver's Transformative Journey
By (Author) Suzanne Marriott
She Writes Press
She Writes Press
6th June 2023
United States
Classifications
Physical Properties
Paperback
320
Width 139mm, Height 215mm
Description
There are 53 million family caregivers in the United Sates, and many feel isolated and overwhelmed. In Watching for Dragonflies, Suzanne reaches out to other caregivers, inviting them to explore the many avenues of growth available to those walking the path of caregiving.
Suzannes story begins with a phone call from her husband, Michael, telling her he has collapsed on the job. They soon learn he has multiple sclerosis. Despite the negative patterns threatening their marriage, she is determined to handle the caregiving tasks suddenly thrust upon her. Through love, psychological insights, and spiritual inquiry, she cultivates her abilitiesand gains the courage to confront a medical system that often saves her husband but at other times threatens his life. As time progresses, Michael undergoes many hospitalizations; he also makes miraculous recoveries that allow adventure back into their lives, including a numinous experience with dragonflies. When Suzanne faces her own medical crisis, their world is shaken once againbut throughout it all, love is their bond, one even death cannot sever.
Often poignant, at times funny, and always riveting, Watching for Dragonflies will serve as comfortand inspirationfor other caregivers struggling to care for a loved one.
Reviews
The moving memoir Watching for Dragonflies is a wife and caregivers tale of contending with a spouses multiple sclerosis diagnosis.
Foreword Reviews
Author Bio
Suzanne Marriott is a memoirist and deep-travel writer who shares her transformative experiences with her readers. Her writings on compassionate caregiving have been published in The Union newspaper, and Writer Advice awarded her the Scintillating Start Prize for the first chapter of Watching for Dragonflies. Her personal essay, Indian Summer, was included in the ebook anthology Seasons of Our Lives: Autumn and won the 2012 Fall Memoir Writing Contest for Womens Memoirs. Suzannes stories of deep travel have appeared on the award-winning website Your Life is a Trip and Soul of Travel Magazine. Suzanne holds an MS in education and an MA in transpersonal psychology, and is a former teacher and grant proposal writer. She lives in an ecologically conscious cohousing development in the Sierra Nevada foothills. Visit Suzanne at www.suzannemarriottauthor.com for more on compassionate caregiving and www.transformativetravelwriting.com for more on deep travel. She lives in Grass Valley, CA.
