When Sam Coleman arrives at the emergency room struggling to breathe, his family knows life is about to change.
For Sam’s daughter Molly, an experienced ER nurse, and her husband, Dr. Mark Dmytrenko, medical knowledge offers little protection from the fear, uncertainty, and heartache of caring for someone they love. As Sam’s world grows smaller, the family gathers around a man who has always met life with warmth, ingenuity, humor, and quiet strength.
Old memories surface. Family relationships deepen. And amid difficult decisions and painful goodbyes, Sam reminds everyone around him that even life’s final chapter can hold laughter, dignity, and grace.
Saying Goodbye to Sam Coleman is a tender, deeply human novel about family, caregiving, mortality, and the complicated beauty of letting go. Told with emotional honesty, medical realism, and unexpected humor, it asks a question every family eventually faces: How do we say goodbye to someone who has helped shape who we are?
For readers who appreciate moving, reflective stories about love, loss, and the enduring bonds of family.
Genre: General Fiction
For Sam’s daughter Molly, an experienced ER nurse, and her husband, Dr. Mark Dmytrenko, medical knowledge offers little protection from the fear, uncertainty, and heartache of caring for someone they love. As Sam’s world grows smaller, the family gathers around a man who has always met life with warmth, ingenuity, humor, and quiet strength.
Old memories surface. Family relationships deepen. And amid difficult decisions and painful goodbyes, Sam reminds everyone around him that even life’s final chapter can hold laughter, dignity, and grace.
Saying Goodbye to Sam Coleman is a tender, deeply human novel about family, caregiving, mortality, and the complicated beauty of letting go. Told with emotional honesty, medical realism, and unexpected humor, it asks a question every family eventually faces: How do we say goodbye to someone who has helped shape who we are?
For readers who appreciate moving, reflective stories about love, loss, and the enduring bonds of family.
Genre: General Fiction
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