The Actual Dance
Love's Ultimate Journey Through Breast Cancer

Book Talk Praise

Thank you for a great presentation at the Eldersburg Library this past Saturday and the book donation.  I’m sorry I wasn’t able to follow up with you after the program.  Your story is inspirational and relatable.  I thought it was wonderful how you created a safe space for the audience to share their thoughts and stories.   It was very impactful for all those who attended.  Please extend my thanks to your wife, Susan and daughter for coming and sharing their perspectives. 
- Buff Kahn, Adult Services Supervisor, Eldersburg Branch
A love story with an unexpectedly happy ending.

The Actual Dance is told through the eyes and heart of a husband as he struggles with his worst fears during what everyone expects to be his wife's losing battle to breast cancer. Determind to support the "other half of his whole," he provides the positivity his love partner demands and the caregiving she needs. He doesn't share his fears, even as he becomes more certain of her upcoming demise. He also keeps his visits to the virtual ballroom--where each one of us will exit into eternity—secret until he begins to wonder if he's losing his mind. Like the play upon which it was based, The Actual Dance will take you on an emotional but uplifting journey and reward you with a universal, life-affirming lesson of hope, faith and love. 

Winner of the 2022 IPPY Bronze Medal -- For Memoir on Aging 

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