Never Better

Two Kids, Their Dad, and His Wife's Ghost

Gonzalo Riedel

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Dundurn Press
19 June 2024

Memoirs; Sociology: family & relationships; Sociology: death & dying

His wife died before their second son turned one. How can he keep her memory alive when there's so much he wants to forget?

There was a time before his wife got sick when Gonzalo could think about other things. They had full lives where death didn't factor. Where humour was more than a coping mechanism. Life wasn't all about treatments and recovery, or the emptiness he felt when she died.

They had kids together. Young kids. Less than a year after their youngest was born and suddenly he was strapping them both into their car seats to drive to their mother's funeral.

He used to think he was the glue holding the household together. It didn't take long for him to realize how wrong he'd been. A grieving husband is in no condition to raise kids alone. There were times when he wanted to toss himself into a raging river that would suck him under and bash his skull on the rocks. That's always an option for another day. For now, he'll just squash those feelings and drive the kids to daycare.

Does it get easier? Of course. But not right away. They say that hope only comes at the end of a long dark journey, but that isn't entirely true because the journey never really ends. But that means there's good news: hope is everywhere you look.

By: Gonzalo Riedel
Imprint: Dundurn Press
Country of Publication: Canada
Dimensions: Height: 203mm, Width: 127mm, Spine: 25mm
Weight: 177g
ISBN: 9781459750395
ISBN 10: 145975039X
Pages: 176
Publication Date: 19 June 2024
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Gonzalo Riedel is a writer and editor. He lives in Winnipeg with his two children.