Before It's Too LateDr. Sarah Miller returns to her hometown of Savannah, Georgia, to bury herbeloved mother, only to find out that her father fails to recognize her. Repulsedby his behavior, she plans to return immediately to Chicago rather than stay for afew days with him. She changes her mind at the last minute and in doing so, thereconciliation of twenty-two years of estrangement begins.In a very short period of time, she learns that her father was in the first stage ofAlzheimer's Disease, her mother's death was from poisoning, her husband of fiveyears was filing for divorce, and her father's life was in grave danger. Armed withnew information gained from her mother's hidden scrapbook, she begins to seeher father through different eyes than those of an angry fifteen-year-old girl. Thefamily physician gives Sarah some sage advice; to get to know her father beforeit's too late. In doing so, she finds herself tracking her father to Charlotte, NorthCarolina, to rescue him from his abductors.Entangled in mystery, intrigue, humor and many sentimental moments, Sarahfinally comes to grips with her disillusionment with life. In doing so, she finds thejoy of living, loving, and meaning that had eluded her for so many years.Tackling such deep emotional topics as death, Alzheimer's Disease, divorce, betrayal, resentment, and estrangement, author, Charles Bailey brings us tothe root of human feelings and shows us that we, too, can rise above them, andexperience love in the process. |
Contents
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Section 2 | 17 |
Section 3 | 35 |
Section 4 | 49 |
Section 5 | 62 |
Section 6 | 77 |
Section 7 | 90 |
Section 8 | 107 |
Section 9 | 115 |
Section 10 | 124 |
Section 11 | 149 |
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