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"From Despair to Daring Adventure You can't outrun grief, but you can try Former television anchor Dawn Picken was living the suburban dream in Spokane, Washington with her husband and two small children when disaster struck. Sean landed in intensive care with a mysterious illness later identified as necrotizing fasciitis-""flesh-eating bacteria."" The community rallied around the family, and a virtual army of friends, relatives, and strangers provided what Dawn didn't even know to ask for: babysitting, meals, cleaning, makeup (someone stole her good stuff) and a shred of sanity in the form of time out. After months of false hope and heartache, Sean died, and the pandemonium died with it. What now? Brushing aside advice not to make drastic changes in the first awful year after a loss, Dawn rented out her house and packed six suitcases to travel the world alongside companions too young to appreciate a fine wine or a beautiful sunset. When life has already handed you a massive shit sandwich, what's another preschool tantrum during an extended holiday? Deeply felt and often funny, Love, Loss and Lifelines is for people who have lost a loved one and picked themselves back up-or not. It's for people supporting those who have lost a loved one. This medical tragedy/traveler's tale is smeared with tiny greasy handprints while showing a young widow's voyage through the messiness of grief, the baggage of loneliness, and the joy of rediscovered love."

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Praise for Love, Loss and Lifelines Self-effacing and revelatory, Love, Loss, and Lifelines is part-memoir, part-travelogue, and part-group chat, a young widow's account of her journey across the globe with two small children in search of solace, strength, and self. Heart-wrenching and hilarious, this book will change you. -Lee Murray, USA Today Bestselling Author Through heartache and humor Dawn takes you around the world with two young children as the family works through the overwhelming grief of losing a husband and father. I shed so many tears and laughed out loud. A must read. -Leanne Suter, ABC7 LA reporter Dawn's writing is a gift. It was hard for me to put the book down. This story is a deeply-felt reminder to anyone who has lost a loved one that the journey of grief never dies. -Debra Gore, MD Specialist in Family Medicine, Spokane, Washington I felt so immediate and with Dawn and her children as I read Love, Loss and Lifelines. It's sad and funny and real all at once. I know it will be the kind of book that will help so many people living through grief. I'm amazed how Dawn was able to process loss while turning the tale into an adventure as she traveled and mourned. -Vanessa Gorman, Producer, Australian Story, ABC TV Love, Loss and Lifelines is an incredible story of resilience, courage and strength. Dawn pulls you through the messiness of shouldering unimaginable grief in a beautiful, compelling way. This work is truly inspiring and will undoubtedly help so many people who wrestle with hardship and loss. -Ilana Gold, former CBS New York reporter

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