Table of Contents
Prologue 1
1 And the Day Turned Into Night 5
2 One Last Kiss 9
3 I Am Dead 13
4 She Didn't Die Of A Heart Attack? 17
5 Rocks 21
6 Mom Wanted Heaven 25
7 Dressed In White 31
8 Buried Alive 35
9 My Broken Heart 39
10 The Valley Of Death 43
11 Just Twelve, But All Grown Up 49
12 Darkness Falls, I Am Dark 55
13 The First Bandage Removed 59
14 Who Will Save Me Now? 67
15 Etched In Granite 73
16 The Lone and Dreary World 77
17 My Mom Is Missing 81
18 Make Room for the Other Lady 85
19 A New Family Picture 91
20 A Broken Brain 95
21 Birthdays Alone 103
22 The Stain 107
23 My Perfect Mom 111
24 The Secret 117
25 Let There Be Light 125
26 Coming Home 129
27 The Lady I Could Never Call Mom 137
28 Big-And Little 143
29 Cast Out The Darkness 149
30 Angels In The Night 153
31 Mom Lives! 157
32 Buried Treasure 161
33 I Needed a Savior 171
34 God Sent an Angel-God Sent His Son 177
35 Angels on Earth 183
36 Guardian Angels-My Angel Mom 187
Epilogue 191
Acknowledgments 195
About The Author 197
Mental Health Resources 199