Dealing with Death through Faith

Conquering a family’s biggest fear

Fortuna, California – WEBWIRE – Tuesday, January 9, 2018

So Long by Kathy Hardy

“Reading Kathy Hardy’s story has left me moved, different, and sharply aware that her family has changed the way I look at the process of death and dying.” - Cynthia McKenzie, Doctor of Psychology

How do you deal with endings? Kathy Hardy answers this question with her life story. Her book So Long narrates the bittersweet life of a parent whose children were diagnosed with serious illness.

In continuation of her book entitled Comfort, Kathy Hardy shares her realizations as a parent of an ailing son with her second book, So Long. When her son, David, was diagnosed with cystic fibrosis, Kathy knew that she would be facing the biggest fear all parents dread to deal with. Yet amid her son’s condition, their family’s bond grew stronger, even in the last moments of David’s life.

“Reading Kathy Hardy’s story has left me moved, different, and sharply aware that her family has changed the way I look at the process of death and dying. God bless her sweet and gentle soul, that she can so deeply share her experience. That giving of herself is a gift, from and to her,” says Cynthia McKenzie, doctor of psychology.

So Long is written with the intent to touch the hearts of everyone who loves. It captures a family’s unfailing love, a son’s extraordinary courage, and a parent’s enduring faith.

Kathy Hardy’s family including David, faced the nightmarish situation with humor, hope, love along with terrible grief and sadness. Her books aim to guide parents, relatives, and their friends to a genuine approach when faced with diseases or any difficult situation in life. “This is the story we have been waiting for twenty-six years, to see it unfold. This is the chronicle of our family’s continuing journey,” says Kathy.

Kathy Hardy’s So Long is now available in selected online bookstores.

So Long
Written by Kathy Hardy
Paperback | $19.20

Book copies are available at LitFire Publishing, Amazon, Barnes & Noble, and other online book retailers.

About the Author

Kathy Hardy has been residing with her family in Fortuna, California, since 2016, after they moved from Hayward and Modesto.