Until I Say Good-Bye: My Year of Living With Joy - Hardcover

"A poignant, wise love story."--Kirkus Reviews

"Susan Spencer-Wendel had to face the question, 'What would you do if you had a year to live?' This profound, tender, and often funny account of her experiences will remind readers of what really matters most: love."--Gretchen Rubin, "New York Times"-bestselling author of "The Happiness Project"

"It's a touching and brutally honest account of one mother's inspiring attempt to get the most out of the time she has left."--USA Today

." . . her honesty and frustration are underscored with a wicked sense of humor . . ."--ABC News

." . . almost unbearably moving chronicle of how Spencer-Wendel went about creating lasting moments in that year for the ones she loved . . ."--New York Daily News

"The tales are painfully honest, and they're heartbreaking because we know the inevitable outcome. But mostly, they're inspiring. Spencer-Wendel, even in the darkest of moments, remains insistent on happiness-staggeringly so."--"U.S. News & World Report"

"All you can do . . . is to turn the pages, slack-jawed, in awe at her insistence on having powerful, individual experiences . . ."--"Huffington Post"

"This heartbreaking and heartwarming good-bye will make you laugh as much as it makes you cry. Susan Spencer-Wendel's determination to find the joy in life after having been dealt the ALS card is both inspirational and enlightening."--Cokie Roberts, "New York Times" bestselling author of "We Are Our Mothers' Daughters"

"Spencer-Wendel writes with courage and strength. . . . Her life will sadly be cut short, but in writing her story, she shows her family and friends how to go on, choosing happiness and love over fear."--"Publishers Weekly"

"A poignant, wise love story."--"Kirkus Reviews"

A 45-year-old journalist and mother of three who has Lou Gehrig's disease, an irreversible condition that systematically destroys the nerves that power the muscles, invites readers on her transformational journey to make every day count. 250,000 first printing.