WHEN MUSIC SPEAKS VOLUMES

On this day after we celebrate the mothers we love and cherish, I thought it would be timely to share an excerpt of my manuscript in progress. It recounts the story of the events leading up to my surviving sudden-onset idiopathic Septic Shock in 1996, the aftermath and how my experience can benefit the public.

Music speaks volumes when words falter...

For 29 days in the Intensive Care Unit, the voice of Enya Brennan was right there beside me, comforting me and giving me strength as I struggled to stay focused. Her soothing music enveloped my room helping me to gather all that was within me to keep going. Although there were moments when letting go was right there for the taking, I continued to hold on. This was no longer about me, not at all. It was now about a little boy who was eagerly waiting for his mother to come home. Although it seemed insurmountable, I had to somehow survive so I could make my way back to the life my little boy had known prior to that fateful Valentine's Day in 1996... 

Years later, after the advent of the Internet, I discovered that Enya and I were the same age. A 34-year-old woman had given comfort and hope to another 34-year-old woman, a continent away, and in her darkest hours."