An Ordinary Life

<blockquote><I>Bye Nonna I whispered again and touched her arm just above the bed sheet. I gazed at her one final time and like those summer days I spent memorizing her features and the sound of her voice I studied her this time too. I felt I would soon need all those memories. I left the room not fully realizing this was the last time I would see her alive.</I></blockquote></p><I>An Ordinary Life</I> occurs between birth and death.</p>As he experiences the final days of his grandfather's life author Charles J. Alaimo relives another painful chapter in his memory-the death of his grandmother Nonna Maria nineteen years earlier. Through her life faith and the courage with which she battles cancer this simple Sicilian grandmother has a profound effect on her young grandson changing his life forever.</p><I>An Ordinary Life</I> gives us hope that despite death our loved ones remain with us guiding us through life's journey.</p>