Our Poignant Journey: A Journey That Opened up Our Hearts

By Lorainne S. Kaiser

We are sharing our experiences as parents, finding on the path sorrow and pain and learning not to be judgmental and finding understanding with love.

• Language: English
• Publisher: iUniverse
• Release date: May 26, 2018
• ISBN: 9781532048111

Lorainne S. Kaiser

A parent that had to learn understanding.

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iUniverse rev. date: 05/25/2018

Contents

Chapter 1 The Beginning

Chapter 2 The Revelation

Chapter 3 Effect on the Family

Chapter 4 God’s Gifts

Chapter 5 The New Journey

Chapter 6 The Time Bomb

Chapter 7 The Time Bomb is Still Ticking

Chapter 8 The Time Bomb Exploded

Chapter 9 The Mourning is Forever

Chapter 10 About AIDS

Chapter 11 Reality vs. Fantasy

Foreword

Today many years have passed since the beginning of this crisis of disease and acrimony. This book is not meant to be controversial. Brian, my youngest son, died of AIDS in 1992. I am sharing my family’s journey of love in hopes that it will help others.

The purpose of this book is to enlighten people, to experience fully the great capacity of loving hearts, and to know that all of life’s lessons are to lead us to that purpose. Life is a process, not a result. This is a book directed at all families in our society; as all people either have been or will be affected by AIDS sometime in their lives. We will all need more loving hearts, more tolerance, more compassion - and less judgment.

CHAPTER 1

The Beginning

I was born in Detroit in 1928 to German parents who migrated to the USA. My father, who served in the German army, earned an apprenticeship as a furrier and came to America in 1923.

My mother, an only child, came to America nine months later. She supported his business at the fur store, in addition to being a terrific homemaker. There was a great deal of discipline and great strength and entrepreneurship, coming to a new land as young married people full of dreams and aspiration. They were hard working and made many sacrifices to make their dreams come true. This background helped me to become self-reliant at an early age. At 10, I began helping in my father’s store, which gave me a feeling for business. At 15, I began managing an office while attending school for accounting. While finalizing my degree at the Detroit Business Institute, I met Brian’s father, Albert. Albert was born in 1923, in Detroit also, the eldest of two sons. His parents traveled a lot, leaving him home with housekeepers, so we both understood