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Parents aren't supposed to outlive their children, but they do. Ellyn Wolfe's journey through hell and out the other side begins with a phone call from 3,000 miles away, ""Mom, I have cancer."" A memoir of loss and survival, estrangement and reconnection, optimism and coping strategies, Grateful for the Color Blue is a compassionate outreach to anyone who has lived through loss and needs to know they are not alone. Beautifully written with heart-wrenching intensity, diversionary escapes into nature, and revelations about intuition and mindfulness that yield startling results, this memoir is a page-turner.

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Real, honest, and authentic ... Ellyn takes us through her life at her most vulnerable and does not hold back. This is a beautiful story about a mother's love for her son. Anyone who has ever loved and lost can connect with this story. - GAIL MINUTTI, Grief Therapist As a mother who has lost a son, I treasure Ellyn's ability to articulate the emotional depths of grief and her persistence in finding a way to live on. - Nancy Holland This is anything but a trudge through a swamp of morose musings. I was riveted from the first page by the courage, compassion and humor that permeates every line of this fascinating account. - SEAMUS O'CONNOR, Therapist, Author

""Real, honest, and authentic ... Ellyn takes us through her life at her most vulnerable and does not hold back. This is a beautiful story about a mother's love for her son. Anyone who has ever loved and lost can connect with this story."" - GAIL MINUTTI, Grief Therapist ""As a mother who has lost a son, I treasure Ellyn's ability to articulate the emotional depths of grief and her persistence in finding a way to live on."" - Nancy Holland ""This is anything but a trudge through a swamp of morose musings. I was riveted from the first page by the courage, compassion and humor that permeates every line of this fascinating account. "" - SEAMUS O'CONNOR, Therapist, Author

As a mother who lost a son, I treasure Ellyn's ability to articulate the emotional depths of grief and her persistence in finding a way to live on. - Nancy Holland Watching cancer take my buddy Rob felt like getting hit by a train in slow motion. In this heartfelt memoir, Rob's mother Ellyn bravely recounts her journey through her son's sickness and death in a way that only someone who has birthed and buried one of their own can. Her pain, process, and power to find meaning in the darkest of experiences make this an important read. Richard Speight, Jr. - Actor, Writer, Director Ellyn's voice is so naturally engaging you might believe she is sharing her story with only you. - Kathryn Kay, The Guilder

Real, honest, and authentic ... Ellyn takes us through her life at her most vulnerable and does not hold back. This is a beautiful story about a mother's love for her son. Anyone who has ever loved and lost can connect with this story. - GAIL MINUTTI, Grief Therapist As a mother who has lost a son, I treasure Ellyn's ability to articulate the emotional depths of grief and her persistence in finding a way to live on. - Nancy Holland This is anything but a trudge through a swamp of morose musings. I was riveted from the first page by the courage, compassion and humor that permeates every line of this fascinating account. - SEAMUS O'CONNOR, Therapist, Author As a mother who lost a son, I treasure Ellyn's ability to articulate the emotional depths of grief and her persistence in finding a way to live on. - Nancy Holland Watching cancer take my buddy Rob felt like getting hit by a train in slow motion. In this heartfelt memoir, Rob's mother Ellyn bravely recounts her journey through her son's sickness and death in a way that only someone who has birthed and buried one of their own can. Her pain, process, and power to find meaning in the darkest of experiences make this an important read. Richard Speight, Jr. - Actor, Writer, Director Ellyn's voice is so naturally engaging you might believe she is sharing her story with only you. - Kathryn Kay, The Guilder

Author Information

Ellyn Wolfe holds undergraduate and master's degrees in Psychology from Harvard. As a Life Coach, stress management specialist, magazine editor and publisher, author, and former corporate Human Resources director, Ellyn is dedicated to supporting others as they face life's challenges.

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