Vicki Paris Goodman lost her beloved husband Sam to cancer in 2019. While navigating her profound grief, she was astonished when the tragic event unexpectedly opened up a world of possibilities, filling her with gratitude and optimism. Sheer inspiration motivated her to write To Sam, With Love in the hope others might benefit from her experience.
Ms. Goodman was born in Los Angeles, California, and grew up near the hub of the Hollywood entertainment industry. After marrying Sam Goodman in 1997, the couple resided in Long Beach until retirement prompted a move to Prescott, Arizona, in 2016.
She is a retired mechanical engineer and real estate appraiser. She plays violin semi-professionally and served a Long Beach-area newspaper as a theater critic for over twenty years.
Presently she is writing her second book, Speed Bumps.
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In To Sam, With Love, Vicki Paris Goodman recounts her surprising experience of insights and inspiration after the death of her beloved husband Sam.
Expecting despair, instead she was blessed with an influx of optimism. She felt the strong presence of a “helping hand” guiding her to circumvent the “cycle of grief.”
Ms. Goodman leads the reader on a sometimes funny, often poignant journey from Sam’s early life until his death and beyond. His illness and treatment are described in gripping, even heartbreaking, detail. She illuminates Sam’s rare decency as a human being, elevating her to do good things before and after his death.
The intimate highlights of her spiritual awakening are revealed, facets that fully acknowledge her grief as she entertains myriad possibilities for an exciting and meaningful future.
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