Inspirations of Love, Life and Loss - Paperback

by Kenneth Esrig (Author)

Inspirations of Love, Life and Loss demonstrates the author's vision of hope under any type of hardship. After the loss of his young wife, Esrig is faced with the challenges of raising two young children on his own. His demonstration of emotions is clear in a chapter titled "The Feeling Zone". Wrestling with day-to-day events includes the emotional conflicts we all experience. His compelling poem "The Emotional War" ties together the conflict of feelings. Mr. Esrig's career has been as a Hospital and Healthcare administrator and his wife, Jill, was a compassionate nurse. Their family has experienced first had the devastation of diseases and losses that rip into so many families. The chapter entitled "Honey we need to talk. (After the Game) and the poem of the same name places the reader face to face with the issues of receiving a positive diagnosis to cancer all the way through the struggle that follows. The need to give back to the community is a theme that is clearly demonstrated in the chapter entitled, "Days Wasted can never be replaced". Esrig, who volunteers to chair community events for the American Cancer Society as well as the local hospital, reminds the reader that it is never to late to get involved. Internationally acclaimed, this authors first book was embraced by Miramax, Borders Books and Records and articles in the Miami Herald, the Sun Sentinel and the Palm Beach Post, all hail Esrig as an author who touches his readers hearts and souls. Without espousing one religion, the chapter on prayer evokes a universal need for faith and prayer. Described as "a man with feelings" at the Miami International Book fair, Esrig offers something special for young and old alike.