Find a Place for Me
Find a Place for Me by Deirdre Fagan is a memoir published by Regal House Publishing, LLC in November 2022. This 250-page book explores the profound journey of a couple facing the challenges of a spouse’s terminal illness, specifically Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS). Through the lens of their eleven-year marriage, Deirdre and Bob navigate the complexities of love, loss, and the essential conversations that arise during such a pivotal time.
In this memoir, readers will find a candid account of Bob’s diagnosis and the couple’s determination to cherish their remaining time together. The narrative intertwines elements of personal memoir and biography, highlighting the humor and honesty that characterized their relationship. As they confront the realities of illness, Deirdre and Bob celebrate their love and the life they have shared, ultimately learning how to say goodbye with grace and affection. This edition offers a poignant reflection on marriage, resilience, and the human spirit in the face of adversity.
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“…This memoir will burrow down deep into your heart, finding its own place of comfort there. I dare you to be able to put it down.” –Noley Reid, author of Pretend We Are Lovely
Find a Place for Me is a memoir about facing a marriage’s last act–a spouse’s death–as a couple united in mind and holding hands. Deirdre and Bob are married eleven years and have two young children when forty-three-year-old Bob is diagnosed with Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS), also known as Lou Gehrig’s Disease. ALS determines the journey their marriage will now take, but Bob and Deirdre are resolute in how they will traverse their remaining months as a couple. Chronicling Bob’s illness, Find a Place for Me is also the love story of a happy marriage filled with humor, honesty, and essential conversations. In this moving, tragic, and surprisingly funny book, Deirdre and Bob raise a glass to love and the life each of them has left while learning how to lovingly say goodbye.
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