A Daughter Reborn : From Baby Girl to Midlife Orphan

All her life Monnie Whitson longed for independence. Then, as Albuquerque's leading on-air radio personality, she was well on her way to success. But when her doctor's diagnosed her mother with Parkinson's disease, a dark, painful road overtook her. A Daughter Reborn is her story of a journey to hell and back as she first watched her mother die through a debilitating illness, and then as her father battled and lost to cancer. The journey left her as a mid-life orphan, yet a daughter reborn to true independence. Unfortunately, Monnie's journey is the same journey too many mid-life adults must endure. The rugged, no-holds-barred, first hand account of the family struggle against terminal illness will give comfort to others watching loved ones slip away. More importantly, Monnie's story gives inspiration to those determined to harvest every possible drop of joy from even those trying last days. A Daughter Reborn takes you through the trauma of Parkinson's and cancer through journal entries, email and letters shared between a loving father and mother and their now orphaned mid-life daughter. It's an unexpected journey to fulfillment and true independence.