Time For a Break
Posted by Kathleen Pooler/@kathypooler
“Almost anything will work again, if you unplug it, including you.”~ Anne Lamott
Photo Credit: daily caring .comWell, we did it. We moved from our four-bedroom home into a two-bedroom apartment without any major hitches. We are busy settling our new home.
I have to admit, it does feel a little surreal but my overall feeling is one of relief and a sense that, despite the disruption, it feels right. I have several medical procedures scheduled, including a lap cholecystectomy on 10/30.
I need to take a blogging break until mid-November.
Next Monday, on 10/21, I have a regularly scheduled Wow Blog Tour with R. Douglas Clark, author of Welcome to Maravilla. He will do a guest post, ” Where I Live”.
On 11/11, Memoirist Charlene Jones, author of a debut memoir, My Impossible Life will discuss “Why We Write Memoir”.
In the midst of all this, I am finalizing my second memoir, Just the Way He Walked: A Mother’s Story of Hope and Healing.
Here’s a little preview:
Kathleen Pooler left her husband Ed due to his heavy drinking when her children Leigh Ann and Brian were three-years -old and eighteen months, thinking that she was protecting her children from the ravages of alcohol abuse. However, when addiction claims her youngest child, Brian, she realizes that the cycle of alcohol abuse is being repeated within her family.
How does a young mother deal with facing not one but two formidable enemies?
Follow Kathy’s journey through her son’s addiction and experience for yourself the insidious nature of addiction. Kathy moves through denial and desperation as she struggles to understand and gain some control over Brian’s downward spiral.
When cancer strikes she is forced to focus on herself and let go of her obsession with Brian’s addiction.
But how does a mother let go of her child? Does letting go have to mean giving up?
Kathy hopes that her story will inspire others to never give up hope when faced with an addicted child.
No matter how far down into the abyss you may go, there’s always a chance for recovery.
Just the Way He Walked: A Mother’s Story of Hope and Healing offers readers insight into the impact of addiction on families and how they can learn from her story.
“I want to offer hope and guidance for my readers who need to find their own way through the challenges of loving an addicted child.”
Coming soon:
I’ll be back to a regular blogging/newletter schedule on 11/18.
Until then, be well!
