All shall be well, and all shall be well, and all manner of thing shall be well

– Julian of Norwich c. 1395

We had to believe this through those years at the lake with things going less and less well. Would our marriage survive? Would Carl survive? We lit candles in the windows for one another and kept moving forward. Sometimes that is all you can do.

This touching memoir recalls twelve years in the life of an ordinary couple at a not so ordinary time in their life, as they struggled to redefine their relationship in the face of a bizarre health diagnosis and a menacing infection following routine surgery. Readers will identify with the ups and downs of a story which ultimately offers a sense of hope and humour.

This is the true story of an ordinary couple at a not so ordinary time in their life. Partners in a previously vibrant marriage, they struggle to redefine themselves when one of the pair is diagnosed with a rare and menacing brain condition and then infected for life during a routine surgery. Add to the mix, an intense relationship, tested as one of the two struggles with identity issues, and you have a story which ultimately offers a sense of hope and humour, proving that even in the face of health crises and marriage challenges it is possible to keep moving forward.

Moo Alley Press takes its name from the author’s woodland home on beautiful Bass Lake between Owen Sound and Wiarton, Ontario. The Brucedale Press published Sheila’s first book Somebody Move the Cat! in 2003, and a second book Our Side of the Fence was released by Moo Alley Press in 2005. Now Sheila, with Tim Reilly the book’s designer, are planning to publish new editions of the earlier books and are working on bringing out the current memoir in audiobook form alongside the paperback and ebook editions.

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