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Life's That Way
Life's That Way | Jim Beaver
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A remarkable memoir that shows the capacity of the human heart to heal after the challenge of having to say goodbye. Even the hardest lessons contain great gifts. Jim Beaver and his wife Cecily Adams appeared to have it all-following years of fertility treatments, they were finally parents and they were building their dream home and successful Hollywood careers. Life was good. But then their daughter, Maddie, was diagnosed as autistic. Weeks later, Cecily, a non-smoker, was diagnosed with Stage IV lung cancer. Sadly, after 14 years of marriage, Jim became a widower and a single dad. Faced with overwhelming grief, Jim reached out to family and friends by writing a nightly email-a habit he established when Cecily was first diagnosed. Initially a cathartic exercise for Jim, the prose became an unforgettable journey for his readers. Life's That Way is a compilation of those profound, compelling emails.
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CMCurtis77
Life's That Way | Jim Beaver
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Touching and heartfelt from start to finish. It makes you want to hug those you lose just a little tighter. Definitely grab the tissues as moments will not tug but more like yank at your heartstrings.

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CMCurtis77
Life's That Way | Jim Beaver

Trying it as an audio book. Just because I love his voice

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Dvmheather
Life's That Way | Jim Beaver
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This is a book about grief written by a man going through it. Emotionally tough book.

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GoneFishing
Life's That Way | Jim Beaver

Today we fight. Tomorrow we fight. The day after, we fight. And if this disease plans on whipping us, it better bring a lunch, 'cause it's gonna have a long day doing it.

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CheeseheadSarah
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I have so many emotions about this book. I finished it in a day, totally ignoring real life to be immersed in this memoir. The author has an amazing, brutally honest voice that left me grieving with him, and hopeful for him by the end. A beautiful story of deep love and the aftermath of losing it.

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CheeseheadSarah
Life's That Way | Jim Beaver

Just started this one. Pretty emotional so far. He has a beautiful writing style and I feel like I'm riding along with him and his family as they navigate a cancer diagnosis and the subsequent treatment.