by Erin Davis
Rob and I are grateful to the doctors who have helped heal our minds and mend our broken hearts over the years: Alvin Pettle, David Satok, Henry Rosenblat, Randolph Knipping, Barbara Smith and David Singer.
This book would not be here, and I’m quite sure I would not either, were it not for my husband of thirty-plus years, Robert Whitehead. He’s been my rock and my blankie, my forever love and my forgiving (and funny) friend. He was also the best father a daughter or mother could ask for, and I will forever be grateful for his dogged and patient participation in this book. As he is in life, he was my sounding board and my sober second thought. Believe me when I say that this book took every bit as much of a toll on Rob as it did on me.
But he would agree with me that every word, every tear, has been worth it. All that we will ever do is in memory of Lauren, a daughter who was more than we could have wished for, and who gave us such immeasurable joy, laughter and love that some days the only things that keep us going are the moments we can recall that lift our spirits and light up our hearts, and the promise that our souls will be together. We can curse the gods for giving us only twenty-four years with her, or be forever grateful that she was in our lives for that long.
We lean hard toward gratitude: for Lauren, for Colin, for Phil and Brooke, for each other and for everyone who has been at our sides—in person or in thought—offering support, kindness, wisdom and advice.
Thank you. Our appreciation is as deep and comforting as our love for our girl, and as endless as our longing to hear her, touch her, laugh with and hold her.
Our Lauren. Our own Pure Joy.
About the Author
Originally from Edmonton, Alberta, ERIN DAVIS is a radio broadcaster and was the popular, long-time co-host of 98.1 CHFI’s morning show in Toronto. After Lauren’s death, Erin decided to return to radio work, staying on for eighteen months. She then retired from daily radio and moved with her husband, Rob Whitehead, to Victoria, BC. Erin appears regularly as a freelance voice artist, emcee and keynote speaker for many organizations and events in Canada and the US.
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MOURNING HAS BROKEN
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