![]() I feel like this book is such an amazing gift. i wish that i had more information on my parents and who they were before i came along. The stories of her parents courtship will not be distorted through time. One day, when Maddy is old enough, she will read this and know that she had amazing parents who loved her and each other so much. He did Liz and Maddy justice, by writing Liz as a real person, not just letting her death elevate her into a saintly figure. There are so many ways to handle the issue, but i loved and respected how Logelin used his memoir as a legacy for Maddy. My father died when i was four and I really don't remember him. I think knowing that their family was experiencing grief at the same time as mine and in a local community, gave me pause. Even though the circumstances are very different, there are a lot of commonalities with grief and processes that you need to attend to when a loved one dies. ![]() My heart skipped a beat when Logelin mentioned a doctor Wada on Liz's death certificate. Just by the descriptions of places, I am fairly certain that they lived in a nearby neighborhood. Liz died in Pasadena, just a six weeks after my mom died just miles away in a Glendale Hospital. Logelin's story had some odd parallel time from to grief that i experienced in my own life. ![]() I seem to pick a lot of books having to do with loss and grieving. Logelin has a knack for writing in a genuine voice. He's not polished, swears often and doesn't sugarcoat or sentimentalize memories. He has tons of talent, but it's raw and i feel as a reader, this is what I responded to so strongly. Logelin is not a writer by trade, he fell into this new career through tragedy. Although more structured than a blog, it is not writing without raw emotion. The book is dedicated to Maddy and serves as a more formal approach to documenting his relationship with Liz, her death and his first years as a single parent. Logelin's memoir Two Kisses for Maddy was made possible through the unwitting success of his blog. Logelin's blog ended up becoming a sensation, as readers from all around the world connected with struggles. In his grief, Logelin took to candidly blogging about his emotions and fears. Liz, unfortunately, passed away instantly, never having the opportunity to hold the daughter she fought to give birth to in her arms.In March of 2008, Matthew Logelin suddenly lost his high school sweetheart and wife, Liz, to a pulmonary embolism just twenty-seven hours after she had given birth to their first child, Maddy. Liz suffered a pulmonary embolism, which means a blockage to one of the pulmonary arteries in her lungs. However, in just twenty-seven hours, the Logelins’ life took an unforeseen turn. Then after weeks of bed rest, the couple welcomed their new daughter Madeline Elizabeth Logelin. ![]() ![]() Though the pregnancy was difficult for Liz, she kept fighting through it. The Logelins have a beautiful home, a beautiful relationship and, soon learn that they will also have a beautiful bundle of joy. After graduating from university, Matthew moved to Los Angelos, California, to be with the love of his life, Liz.Ī couple of years pass and, Matthew and Liz eventually marry and lead a life that is only comparable to a movie. After they graduated high school, the two kept a long-distance relationship while they went to college in different states. When the memoir opens Matthew, describes his romance with Elizabeth Goodman that first sparked when they meet as high school seniors. ![]()
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