Table of Contents
Prologue: Monument Hill, 1980 ix
Chapter One: A Storm Is Brewing 1
Chapter Two: A Blast from the Past 8
Chapter Three: What Have I Done? 14
Chapter Four: Why Can’t I Go? 17
Chapter Five: A Little Fresh Air? 21
Chapter Six: Lunch with My Friend 24
Chapter Seven: The White Truck 32
Chapter Eight: A Chicago Getaway 37
Chapter Nine: Jacuzzi Tub 43
Chapter Ten: Where Am I? Where is Michael? My Dad? 49
Chapter Eleven: What About Abraham 54
Chapter Twelve: Denver Airport Closed 60
Chapter Thirteen: The Wooden Box, Jake and
a Decision is Made 69
Chapter Fourteen: Israel, Friends, and The Sabbath 80
Chapter Fifteen: A Meeting with Abraham 87
Chapter Sixteen: The Sea of Galilee, The Dead Sea,
and The Kibbutz 93
Chapter Seventeen: Time to Go Home 103
Chapter Eighteen: Time to Move On 110
Chapter Nineteen: Michael 116
Chapter Twenty: Diane 122
Chapter Twenty-One: Bed Ridden 125
Chapter Twenty-Two: Late Night Thoughts and Talks 131
Chapter Twenty-Three: Time to Sell the House? 137
Chapter Twenty-Four: My Hospital Visit 143
Chapter Twenty-Five: Nahum, The Joy of Our Lives 153
Chapter Twenty-Six: How Do I Recover? 158
Chapter Twenty-Seven: Bubbe 163
Chapter Twenty-Eight: Pink and White Roses 169
Chapter Twenty-Nine: The Love of Family 177
Chapter Thirty: All New Possibilities 183
Chapter Thirty-One: All Will be Well 189
Chapter Thirty-Two: A Drunkin’ Mess 193
Chapter Thirty-Three: Can’t Deny Those Feelings 201
Chapter Thirty-Four: He Can Read My Mind! 209
Chapter Thirty-Five: My Dear Friend, Ramie! 215
Chapter Thirty-Six: Oh No, Nahum! 219
Chapter Thirty-Seven: There Must Be a Mistake 225
Chapter Thirty-Eight: Home Sweet Home 233
