Journey to Lindberg: Saying "Goodbye" to Grandpa

By The Austins

This is the true story, written from a shared journal of four siblings chronicling the final days spent with their dying grandfather. From their hurried lives in the Pacific Northwest, to the passive pulse of the South Dakota prairie, the Austin siblings write about this profound experience with honesty, humor, and love. This cherished journal, tucked away since 2002 is now published to provide hope and peace for others saying “goodbye” to a loved one.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Balboa Press
• Release date: Oct 23, 2020
• ISBN: 9781982256067

The Austins

The Austin siblings capture the close up experience of death in this shared journal to preserve the precious time spent with their grandfather during his final days. The close bonds between these five siblings have strengthened through experiencing the deaths of their parents and grandparents. It is their hope that others can participate in the mystery of death with compassion and love.

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ISBN: 978-1-9822-5605-0 (sc)

ISBN: 978-1-9822-5607-4 (hc)

ISBN: 978-1-9822-5606-7 (e)

Library of Congress Control Number: 2020919413

Balboa Press rev. date:  02/15/2021

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Artwork by Marlene Moore Alexander

About the Artist

M arlene Moore Alexander is a pioneer, introducing the power of the healing arts into the chaotic realm of healthcare. Her compassionate spirit is present in her paintings and her passion to encourage the vulnerable in hospitals and healthcare facilities to experience true healing through art and creativity.

Marlene’s experiences outside her own artistic talent, includes 44 years teaching art to young children in Central Oregon and founding the Arts in the Hospital program assisting patients and healthcare professionals in art expression. She now expands this important experience to the hospice setting, creating the Arts in Care program. She served 8 years on the board of the Global Alliance for Arts in Health, which is now NOAH, National Organization for Arts in Health. Currently, Marlene serves as an ambassador with NOAH. Locally she will forever be a beloved advocate for arts in our community. She has impacted hundreds of lives through her dedicated, vivacious presence inspiring us all to bring