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\n\nOrder your copy of \; On My Way Back To You from Mac&rsquo\;s Backs &ndash \; Books on Coventry: macsbacks.com/book/9781637632512
\nAbout the auth or:
\nSarah Cart was raised and educated in Ne w York and New England\, and wrote for multiple local publications while s he and her husband\, Ben\, raised four sons in northeastern Ohio. Upon bec oming empty nesters\, the two moved to the Florida Keys\, but they returne d every summer to the Pennsylvania Poconos\, where each had lifelong famil y connections. Then came COVID-19. The pandemic\, combined with Ben&rsquo\ ;s health issues\, necessitated their sheltering in place in Florida for t he entirety of 2020. In the wake of Ben&rsquo\;s undergoing miraculous lif esaving measures\, they have been afforded the unanticipated gift of a fut ure and\, more than ever before\, relish time spent with family and friend s.
\nOn My Way Back to You \;is a firs t-hand account of the rollercoaster world of lifesaving transplants and th e unimaginable challenges Sarah faced as she struggled to manage her husba nd&rsquo\;s devastating illness and to save his life\, their marriage\, an d her own sanity.
\nThroughout her 42-year marriage\, writer Sarah C art has enjoyed a life of &ldquo\;gloriously controlled chaos\,&rdquo\; as she and her husband\, Ben\, a successful entrepreneur and seasoned outdoo rsman\, embarked on numerous adventures with their four active sons. Then the unthinkable happened.
\nIn suspenseful and heartrending detail\, Cart shares how Ben developed an incurable autoimmune condition that was manageable and under control one minute and threatened to kill him the nex t\, landing him in the ICU as the Covid pandemic closed the world down. Th rust into the role of nurse and caregiver\, Sarah joined the ranks of 39 m illion Americans who champion and care for an ailing loved one.
\nIn addition to confronting doubts\, fears\, and endless setbacks\, aggravati ons\, and red tape\, she also had to consent to daunting procedures on Ben &rsquo\;s behalf. Too\, there were the months-long Covid-era restrictions on hospital visitations and the post-surgery snafus with home healthcare p ersonnel. Thank goodness for the heartfelt communiques with family and fri ends\, all of which reflect the faith\, fortitude\, grit\, and grace that sustained her.
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