Something More Than Love: When Your Husband Dies and Takes Half Your Heart With Him Paperback – January 26, 2025

One breath. One moment. One day. One foot in front of the other. That’s how Patty Gilbride describes her method for surviving the days after the death of her husband.In Something More Than Love, Patty recounts the final six weeks she shared with Dave in the shadow of his impending death. Told through journal entries written at the time, this raw and deeply personal memoir describes the reality of caregiving and advocating for the love of her life after he was diagnosed with a rare and aggressive from of cancer. Interwoven with vivid memories of their life together, Patty explores the essence of their relationship, including the ups and downs of their marriage and the continued strengthening of their bond.Patty pulls back the curtain on her most grief-stricken days and shares her struggle with foreseeing a life without Dave. She explores the moments when she questions what happens after death: whether we face God, the afterlife, or just a finality at the end. Fumbling her way through questions without answers, Patty takes readers with her on a journey through grief to the threshold of the realization that eternal love is perhaps the most powerful force there is and the secret to finding hope in the darkest of times. Read more