After the inhumanity of war, humanity pulled him back from the edge... "The Healing" should be required reading for anyone at any age. Through mostly luck and chance, most of us were spared the hellish maturing experiences that Richard Jellerson and many others were forced to live through in a war. They are so savagely described here that only the most insensitive would not learn from them. And that knowledge can set a mind path for life. I never experienced them either but knew others who did in an earlier war. That shaped my thinking as well. I have experienced much of Richard's travels around the world. They too, shape your thinking and understanding of your reality. His personal journey of travel and healing after his war is touching, compelling and joyful. How sad that anyone must live through this. How invaluable though, that each of us can learn from this wonderfully well-written memoir. - Rick Ray, retired literary agent
