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A gripping true story of triumph over tragedy. A husband and father shares his personal experience of conquering the heartache and tragedy of losing half his family to death. This latest book by Charles W. Allen is in two parts. Part 1 is the former book, Children of Courage (2002) which chronicles 30 years of Charles and his wife, Sue, raising their six children, two of whom had cystic fibrosis. They were able to successfully prepare two children for eventual death while preparing four healthy children to live. Part two shares Charles' experiences with his wife and daughter as they battled cancer and the wonderful gift his wife, Sue, gave him during the last week of her life. Excerpts are taken from his personal journal showing how he was able to triumph over the tragedies that continued to come into his life.

"After Craig passed away, Camille came over to me and picked up the oxygen mask and put it up to her angelic face and, with little droplets of tears on her cheeks, said, 'When my disease gets as bad as Craigie's, I'll be the next one to die."

"It was a difficult and agonizing visit I had with my sweet daughter and I had a hard time choking back the emotions so I could talk to her, but it was a discussion that I needed to have with her and I am so glad it is over. I felt a weight leave me. All here were very sad."

"I dedicated Carrie's grave. It is a difficult thing for me to understand that half of the family that I have with Sue is now gone."

"In every challenge and tragedy we experience are embedded seeds of joy and peace, that over time, will sprout, take root, grow, and bloom into something very special as long as we move patiently forward while reaching out in service to others."

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Book contains 246 pages in 24 chapters. Soft cover only.
Book cover art by Al Rounds.

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