New Memoir in Progress

I am co-authoring a memoir entitled
"Makayla's Heart: Moment by Moment with Dell Hyssong.

Three days after Dell Hyssong’s granddaughter, Makayla, was born the doctors told the family she wouldn’t survive. The Hyssongs were stunned to learn that she had multiple tumors in her heart, one blocking the aorta 75%. Dell tells the story from his viewpoint as Makayla’s grandfather. I am the writer.

Given this diagnosis, The Hyssongs, a renowned singing trio of Dell, his wife, Susan, and their son, Richard (Makayla’s father) had to decide whether or not to continue their extensive traveling music ministry. The book chronicles their journey through four years subsequent to her diagnosis. If Makayla survived, would she be a special needs child? Would they have the money to cover exorbitant medical costs? How did their faith in God carry them through? In addition to examining their journey through this crisis, the book is peppered with the humor, which is a trademark of their onstage persona.

Expected publication April 2015