{"product_id":"9780692906224","title":"Three Man Game: Surviving the Loss of a Wife and Mother","description":"\u003cp\u003e In January 1982, Jim Jarrell's wife, Carol, was diagnosed with stage 5 breast cancer which had metastasized throughout her body. The doctor posited two possible scenarios, neither projecting a life expectancy longer than six months with chemotherapy. The doctor recommended forgoing chemo treatments saying the Carol's quality of life would not be worth it. The news was devastating for the high school sweethearts, who had two young boys, ages five and two at the time. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Carol rejected the doctor's advice and opted for chemo treatments. That decisions extended her life by more than three years. According to Jim, those were the best three years they had together. Jim was by his wife's side every step of the way until her passing in 1985, less than two months before her thirty-fifth birthday. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNow, Jim shares his family's heartbreaking yet inspirational story. From his wife's critical diagnosis to her painful passing and beyond, he chronicles the struggles he, Carol, and their sons endured and the lessons he learned, both as a spouse and as a single father. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Jim describes the strategies he and his wife used throughout each phase of their ordeal as well as those he used after Carol's death in raising his sons as a single parent. Among other things, Jim stresses the importance of honest communication about their shared fears, including honesty with their young sons. Additionally, he discusses the importance of living in the present versus living to a doctor's best guess of what the future holds, all while preparing their children for the possibility of losing their mother. Jim's helpful strategies show that emotional balance and happiness in times of tragedy are both possible and essential. This is the life Jim and his sons lived and the ways they found to survive and thrive. Jim and his sons hope folks facing similar trials might find something useful in Three Man Game. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"White Oak Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49971682083056,"sku":"9780692906224","price":9.1,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780692906224","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}