Broken Angel is a love story reaching to the heights of heaven and plunging to the depths of hell, a journal penned on the way—rough, honest, unabridged. The setting is not so much a place, but an experience: the landscape of Cancer, and the experience of Death. It is our story. We were living in the Valley of the Shadow, and made these observations while passing through.Our marriage was sterling, steady, and sweet. We were a family and we loved being who we were. We had lots of joy and laughter. As far as kids go, some people raise ‘children,’ we were raising kids—goats—running, jumping, shouting, crying, dirt-seeking, happy little kids.I am no psychologist or sociologist. I am not trying to instruct or counsel. I do not feel I am full of invaluable material just waiting to solve someone else's dealings with death and grief. I have traveled a road, and I do have something of a story to tell. There is a mountain of love in it, and a certain raw in-touch-ment with things eternal. "Broken Angel is a chronicle written while Brad's heart was in the crucible of sorrow, and not with a cold pen. Words convey thoughts, and thoughts are the messengers of the soul penetrating deeper than any spoken or written word. The specific journal description of the moments following Joan's entrance into her promised rest seem heaven-inspired, ascending beyond earthly prose, and gave such tranquil assurance of the veracity of God's Word. -- Timothy A. Carr, Pastor, author, college professor"Broken Angel is an honest look at one man's passage with his wife through the siege of cancer. As a hospice nurse, this book gave me new insight into some of the fears, joys, hope, pain, heartache and victory that a relationship endures while engaged in this battle. -- Valerie Martindale , medical professional"I've just read Broken Angel and I don't think I will ever be the same. I do not want to be. The story has possessed me and still does. These pages are honest and open. Brad bares his heart, he grieves, he loves, and he talks frankly about his and Joan's most intimate feelings. I want to be more like Joan; she is such a challenge for me to improve as a Christian lady. -- Sandy Carveth , pastor's wife