Learning Your Children's Names Again

A true story of love through medical crisis, family resilience, and the miracles in between.

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About the Book

When a sudden diagnosis turns a family upside down, a husband's journal becomes a testament to hope. This memoir follows the journey through brain surgery and recovery, and the extraordinary season of relearning everything—including names.

From the Journals

These are the journal entries that inspired the book.

Jenney Journal, part 1

Feb 21, 2020

Jenney’s migraines started on Feb 10th while we were in San Diego visiting her mom. We had planned on taking the kids to Disney while we ...

Jenney Journal, part 2

Feb 22, 2020

I heard a crash from upstairs. I ran up to find Jenney naked on the floor of the bathroom. She had blacked out and fell on her way to the...

Jenney Journal, part 3

Feb 23, 2020

Jenney fell again while I was helping her to the bathroom, and I caught her. She had been having a headache and thought she needed to pee...

Jenney Journal, part 4

Feb 24, 2020

In the morning the Neurologist, Dr. Hammer came to see us. She said she had referred us to Dr. Goldman as she would be out later in the w...

Jenney Journal, part 5

Feb 25, 2020

After a quick cup of coffee and a hug from Jim, I drove to the hospital to be with Jenney before the surgery. When I got to the room, cur...

Jenney Journal, part 6

Feb 26, 2020

They woke us at 5am to start prepping for the post-op MRI. There was some confusion as to where to go as there are two different MRI’s in...

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What You'll Find Inside

  • Love meeting medical crisis
  • Family resilience and community care
  • Moments of faith, fear, and fierce hope
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