The Caregiver Collection
Fiction
Searching for Faith
Faith McKnight spends her days working at her friend’s bakery, her nights chatting with her cat, and her time between visiting the cemetery where her father is buried. It is the only place that brings her some solace. That is, until she locks eyes with a stranger on one of her visits…who seems as broken as she is.
Micah Jacobs spends his days fixing cars at his uncle’s shop, his nights hanging with his best friend, and his time between with family, when in an instant, his life is altered forever. Consumed with grief and numb to the world, until the gaze of a stranger sitting alone in the cemetery a short distance from where he just buried his sister temporarily breaks through…in her he sees someone as lost as he is.
Together, Faith and Micah form a unique bond over shattered hearts and grief-stricken lives.
Can they find faith in life, love, and happiness again?
Or will they have to keep searching for faith?
Faith McKnight spends her days working at her friend’s bakery, her nights chatting with her cat, and her time between visiting the cemetery where her father is buried. It is the only place that brings her some solace. That is, until she locks eyes with a stranger on one of her visits…who seems as broken as she is.
Micah Jacobs spends his days fixing cars at his uncle’s shop, his nights hanging with his best friend, and his time between with family, when in an instant, his life is altered forever. Consumed with grief and numb to the world, until the gaze of a stranger sitting alone in the cemetery a short distance from where he just buried his sister temporarily breaks through…in her he sees someone as lost as he is.
Together, Faith and Micah form a unique bond over shattered hearts and grief-stricken lives.
Can they find faith in life, love, and happiness again?
Or will they have to keep searching for faith?
Unbreakable Hope
Sonya Hope Jenson may look and act like most other fifteen-year-old girls on the outside, but those close to her know that she is living with a chronic illness that is oftentimes debilitating. Even though her body frequently betrays her, Sonya has always held out hope to live a life like everyone else. Maya and Ray Jenson, Sonya’s devoted mother and father, knew from the time Sonya was born that she would need extra attention due to her ever-present disease, but have hoped that they could provide everything that Sonya would ever need, including as normal of a life for their daughter as possible. But Sonya wants more. So when she gets an opportunity to attend Camp Be Well, a summer camp for kids with recurring health conditions, Sonya believes her hopes and dreams are finally coming true. Sonya, Maya, and Ray are thrown into unfamiliar situations having to find their place in the world without the other. Sonya’s stay at Camp Be Well is only a ten-day excursion, but it will change her life, along with her doting parents’, forever.
Sonya Hope Jenson may look and act like most other fifteen-year-old girls on the outside, but those close to her know that she is living with a chronic illness that is oftentimes debilitating. Even though her body frequently betrays her, Sonya has always held out hope to live a life like everyone else. Maya and Ray Jenson, Sonya’s devoted mother and father, knew from the time Sonya was born that she would need extra attention due to her ever-present disease, but have hoped that they could provide everything that Sonya would ever need, including as normal of a life for their daughter as possible. But Sonya wants more. So when she gets an opportunity to attend Camp Be Well, a summer camp for kids with recurring health conditions, Sonya believes her hopes and dreams are finally coming true. Sonya, Maya, and Ray are thrown into unfamiliar situations having to find their place in the world without the other. Sonya’s stay at Camp Be Well is only a ten-day excursion, but it will change her life, along with her doting parents’, forever.
Unexpected
Healing
Sonya Hope Jenson is on her way to the National Institute of Health to participate in a research study to hopefully provide better treatment for her and others with similar immune deficiencies.
While restoring Sonya’s physical health is in the hands of her new doctor, mending her fractured heart after the loss of her first love, Thomas, is all up to her. Unfortunately she has no interest in stitching it back together.
Maybe all Sonya needs is a little unexpected healing.
*This book picks up exactly where Unbreakable Hope ends, it is highly recommended you read Unbreakable Hope before reading Unexpected Healing.
Healing
Sonya Hope Jenson is on her way to the National Institute of Health to participate in a research study to hopefully provide better treatment for her and others with similar immune deficiencies.
While restoring Sonya’s physical health is in the hands of her new doctor, mending her fractured heart after the loss of her first love, Thomas, is all up to her. Unfortunately she has no interest in stitching it back together.
Maybe all Sonya needs is a little unexpected healing.
*This book picks up exactly where Unbreakable Hope ends, it is highly recommended you read Unbreakable Hope before reading Unexpected Healing.
Non-Fiction
A Caregiver’s Perspective
A Caregiver's Perspective chronicles the diagnosis, recovery, and associated chaos of cancer from the perspective of a daughter who takes on the too-soon role of caregiver for her 50-something mother, a courageous woman who has battled illness her entire life. Part memoir and part how-to, MJ Santangelo's story will have you laughing and crying along with her while learning how to pull out fewer strands of your own hair if you find yourself taking care of a loved one with a serious illness.
A Caregiver's Perspective chronicles the diagnosis, recovery, and associated chaos of cancer from the perspective of a daughter who takes on the too-soon role of caregiver for her 50-something mother, a courageous woman who has battled illness her entire life. Part memoir and part how-to, MJ Santangelo's story will have you laughing and crying along with her while learning how to pull out fewer strands of your own hair if you find yourself taking care of a loved one with a serious illness.
Before I Said Goodbye
Before I Said Goodbye chronicles the hospital stays, decisions made, and associated emotional chaos of end-of-life care from the perspective of a daughter who had been the primary caregiver over the last eight years for her mother, a persevering woman who had battled illness her entire life.
MJ Santangelo’s honest and poignant story will have you wanting to cherish every moment you have with your loved ones, make you consider taking more pictures of yourself with family and friends, and give you the courage to have the difficult conversations with your loved one so that when the time comes to say goodbye, there is no doubt you are doing what your loved one wanted.
Before I Said Goodbye chronicles the hospital stays, decisions made, and associated emotional chaos of end-of-life care from the perspective of a daughter who had been the primary caregiver over the last eight years for her mother, a persevering woman who had battled illness her entire life.
MJ Santangelo’s honest and poignant story will have you wanting to cherish every moment you have with your loved ones, make you consider taking more pictures of yourself with family and friends, and give you the courage to have the difficult conversations with your loved one so that when the time comes to say goodbye, there is no doubt you are doing what your loved one wanted.
Love Always: A Book of Poetry
This twenty-eight poem collection is about what I experienced in the few weeks leading up to my mom’s passing and the first six months after her death in July of 2019. Writing these poems became part of the grieving process for me. My hope is that the poems in this book help you feel a little less alone on your journey with grief. I have learned that grief is a tricky beast that presents itself in a variety of ways and is different for every person. Even though we all grieve differently we are alike in the hurt that we experience is profound and valid. Talking to people about my grief made me realize I am not alone and that gives me comfort on the most uncomfortable days.
This twenty-eight poem collection is about what I experienced in the few weeks leading up to my mom’s passing and the first six months after her death in July of 2019. Writing these poems became part of the grieving process for me. My hope is that the poems in this book help you feel a little less alone on your journey with grief. I have learned that grief is a tricky beast that presents itself in a variety of ways and is different for every person. Even though we all grieve differently we are alike in the hurt that we experience is profound and valid. Talking to people about my grief made me realize I am not alone and that gives me comfort on the most uncomfortable days.
