Picking up the Pieces

<p><span style=background-color: rgba(0 0 0 0); color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>In the chaos of a global pandemic one woman faced a heartbreak no mask could protect her from.</span></p><p></p><p><span style=background-color: rgba(0 0 0 0); color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>When </span><strong style=background-color: rgba(0 0 0 0); color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>Christine Redmond</strong><span style=background-color: rgba(0 0 0 0); color: rgba(0 0 0 1)> a senior intensive care nurse lost her beloved </span><strong style=background-color: rgba(0 0 0 0); color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>father to Alzheimer's</strong><span style=background-color: rgba(0 0 0 0); color: rgba(0 0 0 1)> during the height of COVID-19 she was forced to navigate a devastating personal loss while supporting a system-and a team-on the edge of collapse.</span></p><p></p><p><span style=background-color: rgba(0 0 0 0); color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>In this deeply moving and honest memoir she reflects on her dual roles as </span><strong style=background-color: rgba(0 0 0 0); color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>daughter and frontline nurse</strong><span style=background-color: rgba(0 0 0 0); color: rgba(0 0 0 1)> and the crushing tension between </span><strong style=background-color: rgba(0 0 0 0); color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>professional duty and private grief</strong><span style=background-color: rgba(0 0 0 0); color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>. What emerges is not just a story of heartbreak but one of </span><strong style=background-color: rgba(0 0 0 0); color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>transformation resilience</strong><span style=background-color: rgba(0 0 0 0); color: rgba(0 0 0 1)> and finding hope in the wreckage.</span></p><p><span style=background-color: rgba(0 0 0 0); color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>For fans of </span><strong style=background-color: rgba(0 0 0 0); color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>Reverend Richard Coles (<em>The Madness of Grief</em>)</strong><span style=background-color: rgba(0 0 0 0); color: rgba(0 0 0 1)> </span><strong style=background-color: rgba(0 0 0 0); color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>Adam Kay</strong><span style=background-color: rgba(0 0 0 0); color: rgba(0 0 0 1)> and </span><strong style=background-color: rgba(0 0 0 0); color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>Christie Watson</strong><span style=background-color: rgba(0 0 0 0); color: rgba(0 0 0 1)> this book is a beacon for anyone who has walked the tightrope of </span><strong style=background-color: rgba(0 0 0 0); color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>caring and coping</strong><span style=background-color: rgba(0 0 0 0); color: rgba(0 0 0 1)> of loving deeply while losing everything.</span></p><p></p><ul><li><span style=background-color: rgba(0 0 0 0); color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>A raw and uplifting memoir of </span><strong style=background-color: rgba(0 0 0 0); color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>grief love and personal healing</strong></li><li></li><li><span style=background-color: rgba(0 0 0 0); color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>A candid look inside </span><strong style=background-color: rgba(0 0 0 0); color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>ICU life during a global crisis</strong></li><li></li><li><span style=background-color: rgba(0 0 0 0); color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>A guide to navigating life's deepest heartbreaks with grace</span></li></ul><p></p><p><strong style=background-color: rgba(0 0 0 0); color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>Picking up the Pieces</strong><span style=background-color: rgba(0 0 0 0); color: rgba(0 0 0 1)> reminds us that even in our darkest hours we have the power to rebuild-not just ourselves but the lives we touch.</span></p>