Losing Susan

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Losing Susan

Brain Disease, the Priest's Wife, and the God Who Gives and Takes Away

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Author: Victor Lee Austin

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Language: English

Published by: Brazos Press

Published on: 21st June 2016

Format: LCP-protected ePub

Size: 160 pages

ISBN: 9781493404698


The Story of Brain Disease and the Priest's Wife

This is the story of Susan--a wife, mother, Christian believer, lover of children, writer of stories, and woman of extraordinary intellect. Susan was diagnosed with a brain tumor in her late thirties. Although it was successfully treated, the process led to her slow, unending decline.

In this personal story of love and loss, Victor Lee Austin shares how caring for his wife during her painful struggle with brain cancer and its aftereffects brought him face-to-face with his God and with his faith in unsettling ways. God gave Victor what his heart most desired--marriage to Susan--then God took away what he had given. Yet God never withdrew his presence. Weaving together autobiographical details and profound theological insights, this powerful narrative shows that we are called to turn to God in the face of suffering.

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