Conversations with my Son : A Diary

TerryAnn Fisher never dreamed she would outlive her son. In her compelling memoir, Conversations with my Son, she chronicles her life from the day she received the phone call that would change her life forever to the moment her son Troy took his last breath. This is the story of TerryAnn and Troy and their journey together as Troy battled AIDS.TerryAnn's son, Troy, was diagnosed with AIDS when he applied for the Coast Guard and the only thing his mother wished was that the recruiter was kind when he revealed the blood test results to Troy. With an honest and self-disclosing style, TerryAnn provides an emotional glimpse into the life of an AIDS patient, his treatments, and what life is like for those who love the terminally ill. As she details Troy's symptoms, his touch-and-go physical struggles, and her never-ending internal battles, she discloses her insecurities as a mother who constantly worried from one day to the next if her son would live or die.Conversations with my Son shares one mother's poignant anecdotes with the hope that she can help others deal with the myriad of emotions that accompany caring for a terminally ill loved one.