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Driving in Fog
With a terminal lung cancer diagnosis, Bill Sanderson faces the ghosts of his past and a burden of guilt. He's determined to find peace in his final days, but confessing past mistakes to his grieving wife, Maggie, feels like an unbearable weight. As his health deteriorates, Bill faces a life-altering decision that could test Maggie's faith. Can he seek redemption and avoid leaving behind a legacy of pain?"‘I need a hug.’ She came to him then, with wet hands, and put her arms around him, resting her head on his chest. ‘I love you.’‘Love you too.’They stood, holding each other, Bill trying not to cry at the pain in his chest which was a lot more bearable than the pain in his heart. The words they spoke were inadequate compared to the raging tumult that was charging around his head. He wanted to scream, to plead with a god he didn’t believe in to save his life. He wanted to spare Maggie the pain that was coming.He couldn’t do any of those things, so he stood helplessly, holding his wife in his arms as the short winter day drew to a close and the sky darkened into night."Amazon Reviews"Fabulous book. I read it in one day as couldn't put it down. I did shed a lot of tears so would suggest some tissues. Would highly recommend this book.""This book was awesome. It will stay with me a long time.""Really enjoyed this story, have recommended it to others."
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Published June 23, 2021
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January 13, 2022
Sweet Furry Camels!! 😳🥺💜
This book broke me in the best way! I absolutely loved it!!! 🥺Bill is diagnosed with terminal lung cancer with months to live. Heband his wife Maggie, have been through loss before and this time is no different. This book follows the journey of Bill in his last days, how him and Maggie push through this, questioning faith, if there's a God and if Bill may see his daughter again. This journey was full of so many beautiful, heart warming, loving things that touches you. I smiled, I teared up, my heart broke and was mended. This was so beautifully, emotionally & wonderfully done! This amazing story provokes every emotion & you'll be so glad you did. Excuse me - I need chocolate now from my secret stash for this heart hangover!
I give this a strong 5 / 5 snowflakes! ❄️
This book broke me in the best way! I absolutely loved it!!! 🥺Bill is diagnosed with terminal lung cancer with months to live. Heband his wife Maggie, have been through loss before and this time is no different. This book follows the journey of Bill in his last days, how him and Maggie push through this, questioning faith, if there's a God and if Bill may see his daughter again. This journey was full of so many beautiful, heart warming, loving things that touches you. I smiled, I teared up, my heart broke and was mended. This was so beautifully, emotionally & wonderfully done! This amazing story provokes every emotion & you'll be so glad you did. Excuse me - I need chocolate now from my secret stash for this heart hangover!
I give this a strong 5 / 5 snowflakes! ❄️
June 12, 2022
Excellent book, one of the best I've read in a long time (and I read a LOT!).
Great concept, believable characters and family interactions, well-observed undercurrents of family dynamics and how we are as couples after 20+ years.
I knew it'd be a hard-hitter by the end of the first chapter, and was in tears by the end but satisfyingly so.
Full credit to the writer for a) very high standard of writing, b) avoiding twee and simplistic plot turns, c) not feeling the need to include sex scenes, and d) hitting what I felt was a perfect balance of dialogue and prose, and of narrator voices. Just a really, really great book. Thank you.
Great concept, believable characters and family interactions, well-observed undercurrents of family dynamics and how we are as couples after 20+ years.
I knew it'd be a hard-hitter by the end of the first chapter, and was in tears by the end but satisfyingly so.
Full credit to the writer for a) very high standard of writing, b) avoiding twee and simplistic plot turns, c) not feeling the need to include sex scenes, and d) hitting what I felt was a perfect balance of dialogue and prose, and of narrator voices. Just a really, really great book. Thank you.
February 18, 2022
What a beautifully written and heartfelt read. The book focuses on Bill and his terminal diagnoses of lung cancer. It explores the effects it has on those closest to someone battling this horrid disease & the decisions they have to make. This book had me in tears but is most definitely worth a read.
February 10, 2024
I thought this was a true story but turns out it is fiction. It didn't matter though as it is one of the most beautiful books I have read in ages. It is about hope and forgiveness and love. It is also about cancer and sickness and despair and hopelessness. It is sad and uplifting at the same time. It is a story that makes you think. Makes you consider your own mortality and the choices that you might make in the face of your own demise.
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Bill Sanderson is determined to make his remaining days count. Diagnosed with terminal lung cancer, he’s wary of adding yet another burden to his wife’s pain since the loss of their only child. But he fears if he can’t confess the error of his ways, his growing guilt will destroy the precious few months he has left with his beloved. Devastated when his treatment fails and his condition worsens, the confirmed atheist contemplates making his own dignified decision. But he knows that taking this ultimate step would test his devout better-half’s faith, and deny her the comfort of believing he and their daughter will reunite in Heaven. Can Bill find the forgiveness and redemption he needs to let everyone rest in peace? Driving in Fog is a heart-wrenching women’s fiction novel.
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Bill Sanderson is determined to make his remaining days count. Diagnosed with terminal lung cancer, he’s wary of adding yet another burden to his wife’s pain since the loss of their only child. But he fears if he can’t confess the error of his ways, his growing guilt will destroy the precious few months he has left with his beloved. Devastated when his treatment fails and his condition worsens, the confirmed atheist contemplates making his own dignified decision. But he knows that taking this ultimate step would test his devout better-half’s faith, and deny her the comfort of believing he and their daughter will reunite in Heaven. Can Bill find the forgiveness and redemption he needs to let everyone rest in peace? Driving in Fog is a heart-wrenching women’s fiction novel.
January 31, 2022
I have severe COPD/emphysema, and though it's not cancer yet, it brought home to me what I will be facing. Live learned a few things reading this and for some reason am comforted knowing I will probably also receive hospice care and medication to ease the pain. The book responds with truth, compassion, love, etc. I highly recommend, have a couple tissues near you.
October 3, 2021
Dignified Reading
Nice read about the dying process and the effects on family and friends. It's written in a easy to read and process manner. Makes the dying that all of us will experience a little less frightening
Nice read about the dying process and the effects on family and friends. It's written in a easy to read and process manner. Makes the dying that all of us will experience a little less frightening
August 14, 2021
The real side of TheJourney
I have worked in hospice foe 42 years and my fad died from lung cancer. This authors talent of telling the patient's perspective is amazing.
I have worked in hospice foe 42 years and my fad died from lung cancer. This authors talent of telling the patient's perspective is amazing.
October 12, 2022
The last year in the life of a lung cancer victim, Driving in Fog is a story about family support, medical options, and facing the end of life with grace. We travel, Christmas to Christmas, through the lives of Maggie and Bill and their immediate families and support persons. Bill, a school teacher, and his wife, a medical clerk to a cancer specialist, have been married for twenty years. They lost their only child, a daughter, several years ago when she was eight to a hit-and-run driver. Bill was diagnosed in the later stages of small-cell lung cancer, basically too late for surgery, and he isn't responding to chemical therapy. Palliative care is the only option left. We are part of the extended family as they see Bill through the disease, and Maggie through the oncoming loss.
Sounds too sad for words, but this is rather very touching. Too many of us in this day and age are going through this sort of loss. It is good to know that we are not alone in our grief and sense of ineptitude when it comes to simply "being there" for those friends and family facing this sort of loss.
Reviewed on October 12, 2022, at Goodreads, AmazonSmile, and BookBub. Not available for review on B&N or Kobo.
Sounds too sad for words, but this is rather very touching. Too many of us in this day and age are going through this sort of loss. It is good to know that we are not alone in our grief and sense of ineptitude when it comes to simply "being there" for those friends and family facing this sort of loss.
Reviewed on October 12, 2022, at Goodreads, AmazonSmile, and BookBub. Not available for review on B&N or Kobo.
November 10, 2022
"It's a bit like driving in fog; you can't see far ahead of you, but with strong headlights that illuminate enough of the road, you can still make the journey."
Driving in Fog is a poignant and touching story, written with honesty and sensitivity. It follows Bill as he is diagnosed with terminal lung cancer, and the effect this has on him and those he is closest to.
Driving in Fog is a poignant and touching story, written with honesty and sensitivity. It follows Bill as he is diagnosed with terminal lung cancer, and the effect this has on him and those he is closest to.
April 10, 2024
Good story about dealing with illness and death
Whether you have a terminal illness or a loved one who does, this is a good book to read. I wish I had found this when I had a loved one dying from cancer. Nothing prepares you for your personal experience, but I feel books like this can be helpful.
Whether you have a terminal illness or a loved one who does, this is a good book to read. I wish I had found this when I had a loved one dying from cancer. Nothing prepares you for your personal experience, but I feel books like this can be helpful.
July 28, 2021
Tear jerker
Saddest but beautiful story I ever read. Make sure you have a box of tissue nearby. This book will break your heart in a million little pieces yet give you great comfort in the storm
Saddest but beautiful story I ever read. Make sure you have a box of tissue nearby. This book will break your heart in a million little pieces yet give you great comfort in the storm
August 12, 2021
Wow!!! Amazing and heart wrenching read.
I highly recommend this book. It has so much emotion and I actually cried reading it. It was very personal to me and I could feel every emotion. well written and recommend
I highly recommend this book. It has so much emotion and I actually cried reading it. It was very personal to me and I could feel every emotion. well written and recommend
August 18, 2021
Beautiful, heartbreaking story
This was a new author to me. It was beautifully written with wonderful characters and story line. At the same time, the story was heartbreaking. I couldn't put it down. Make sure you have tissues next to you when you read this amazing tear jerker.
This was a new author to me. It was beautifully written with wonderful characters and story line. At the same time, the story was heartbreaking. I couldn't put it down. Make sure you have tissues next to you when you read this amazing tear jerker.
January 13, 2022
A family journey told as they learn to navigate a terminal diagnosis, truths, and how to say goodbye.
Well done!
It has an emotional impact that will stay with you long after you finish the last page!
Well done!
It has an emotional impact that will stay with you long after you finish the last page!
March 23, 2022
Dealing with the loss of a child, then discovering you have a terminal illness
Straightforward treatment of grief and dying and how life goes on in the midst of both. Portrays illness and treatment in an honest way.
Straightforward treatment of grief and dying and how life goes on in the midst of both. Portrays illness and treatment in an honest way.
April 29, 2022
such a heart wrenching and touching story.
Wow. This book brings on the emotions. It was so touching in so many ways. This is one of the best stories I have read and I hated for it to end.
Wow. This book brings on the emotions. It was so touching in so many ways. This is one of the best stories I have read and I hated for it to end.
June 12, 2022
I felt a deep kindred to so many of the characters. Illness and death bring out the best, and the “less than best” often, but at the end of the day, family is there. Grab a box of tissues. I couldn’t put this book down.
July 23, 2022
Beautifully Written Life
Realistic poetry of life. True emotions, realities of living and death written in a manner you want to read on till the end.
Worth the read and a box of tissues.
Realistic poetry of life. True emotions, realities of living and death written in a manner you want to read on till the end.
Worth the read and a box of tissues.
April 30, 2023
The best book I’ve read in a long time. Beautifully written, it made me cry. Sad without sentimentality but joyful too, it is both thought provoking and full of care. I look forward to reading another book by this author, totally recommend this book.
June 30, 2023
Heartbreaking
What would you do if you knew you only had one more year to live? This is Bill's story, diagnosed with lung cancer and given 1 year to live. His thoughts and the options given to him. A story that will stay with you long after you read the last page
What would you do if you knew you only had one more year to live? This is Bill's story, diagnosed with lung cancer and given 1 year to live. His thoughts and the options given to him. A story that will stay with you long after you read the last page
July 6, 2021
Thoughtful
This book was very touching, a sad topic for everyone, although a good read.
I quite enjoyed reading the book,
This book was very touching, a sad topic for everyone, although a good read.
I quite enjoyed reading the book,
August 2, 2021
Very good story.
November 8, 2021
One of the best books I have read in a long time.
November 15, 2021
A beautiful glimpse of living while dying
A very moving story of coming to terms with your own mortality. Bittersweet. I would highly recommend this touching book.
A very moving story of coming to terms with your own mortality. Bittersweet. I would highly recommend this touching book.
January 21, 2022
Driving in Fog
Driving in Fog was the most depressing book I’ve ever read. It was nicely written, but wow, I’m exhausted from the emotions.
Driving in Fog was the most depressing book I’ve ever read. It was nicely written, but wow, I’m exhausted from the emotions.
January 24, 2022
What a deeply human, insightful and profoundly touching story. Easy to know and follow the characters and the flow. SO well-done! I hope this author will give us more books.
March 12, 2022
A well written book about terminal cancer and love.
March 21, 2022
heartfelt
Very touching book, it will have you smiling and also maybe a few tears.
It’s very hard to put down once you start reading it.
Very touching book, it will have you smiling and also maybe a few tears.
It’s very hard to put down once you start reading it.
April 26, 2022
I loved this book. Bill journey leads us on his personal journey toward the end of his life, and as Maggie walks this journey beside him, we see the love and commitment between them.
May 2, 2022
Really enjoyed this book even though it was sad!
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