Finding My Banana Bread Man: A Journey through
Mourning
John R. Davis
Paperback, 5x8 in, 268 pages, Illustrated
Wheatmark, April 2008
ISBN: 9781604940114
Endorsements
". . . a moving memoir that reveals the resilience of the human
spirit in the face of personal tragedy. I only wish every patient
could be so lucky to have such a devoted partner and advocate as
John Davis."
— ”Katrina Firlik, MD, neurosurgeon,
and author of Another Day in the Frontal Lobe
Description
When a person you love is terminally ill, you wish and wish for
their pain to go away. You even pray for it. Then the cold reality
of death stares you in the face, and you start praying for
something new—one more day with them, one more hour, one more
minute—and you would give anything to have it.
When John R. Davis lost his life partner—fondly called his
Banana Bread Man—to brain cancer, he also lost himself. He
wondered how his world could ever be anything other than gray. Jack
had been the one to bring color into his life.
How could Davis expect to experience joy again without his mate
of twenty-seven years? How would he survive the loss of
Jack’s magnanimous presence? Did he even want to survive?
Finding My Banana Bread Man is a love story that:
- guides people mourning the loss of a loved one
- takes them through shock, despair, and loneliness
- inspires all those who support them in their life-changing
journeys
Embracing his partner’s memory through “tiny deeds
of good action,” poetry, letters, and scholarships helped
Davis transcend grief. More than that, he was finally able to
reconnect with the person he used to be before Jack died. Today, he
dedicates his life to helping those who are suffering after the
premature deaths of their spouses, mates, or partners.
http://www.findingmybananabreadman.com/
