Only Spring by Gordon Livingston

Only Spring by Gordon Livingston

The loss of a child is every parent's most unspeakable fear. Gordon Livingston survived that tragedy not once but twice in a 13-month period, losing one son to suicide and another to leukemia. Only Spring, based on the journal he began keeping when the family received six-year-old Lucas's diagnosis, traces the excruciating ordeal of witnessing his child's courageous battle and the agonizing cycle of faith lost and hope regained. As a memorial, Only Spring will introduce you to a remarkable child whose legacy of hope and love can enrich each of us. As a portrait of survival, it will infuse us with the strength and faith to confront the most profound challenges in our lives.

Gordon Livingston, M.D., a psychiatrist and regular contributor to the Washington Post, San Francisco Chronicle, and Baltimore Sun, is a West Point graduate who was awarded the Bronze Star for bravery in Vietnam. Only Spring, Too Soon Old, Too Late Clever, And Never Stop Dancing, and How to Love are among his past works, which have been published in over twenty-two countries. He is based in Columbia, Maryland, where he lives and works.