Until I say good-bye : my year of living with joy / Susan Spencer-Wendel with Bret Witter.
Author: Spencer-Wendel, Susan.
Edition: 1st ed.
Publisher: New York : Harper, c2013.
ISBN: 9780062241450 (hbk.)
0062241451 (hbk.)
Description: xi, 362 p. : ill. ; 22 cm.
Subject: Spencer-Wendel, Susan Health.
Women journalists Biography.
Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis Patients United States Biography.
Contents: Kissing the dolphin -- Liftoff: July-September -- The Yukon: October -- California: October -- Christmas: December-January -- Hungary: February -- The cruise: March -- The gift: April -- The chicken hut: May -- The journey inward: May-June -- Letting go: May-June -- Cyprus: June-July -- New York City: July -- Captiva Island: August.
Summary: After journalist Spencer-Wendel learns of her diagnosis of ALS, more commonly known as Lou Gehrig's disease, she embarks on several adventures, including taking her fourteen-year-old daughter Marina to New York City's Kleinfeld's Bridal to shop for Marina's future wedding dress--an occasion Spencer-Wendell knows she'll never see.