Synopsis "BLOOD Brothers: a memoir of faith and loss while raising two sons with cancer"
Justin DeLong was a bright, energetic child when he was diagnosed with leukemia at age five. After battling the cancer, he went into remission for ten years, where he laughed, ran long-distance races and slowly entered adolesence. Sadly, in July 2000 he succumbed to the diesease twelve days after his fifteenth birthday. Lisa DeLong and her family were left to pick up the pieces and try to find joy in life without their beloved eldest son and brother. Then, six years later, they discovered something terrifying--their youngest son, Jacob, had leukemia too. Blood Brothers is Lisa DeLong's story of what it has been like to have two sons with leukemia, a lifetime apart. As she struggles to understand how a loving God could allow this to happen, she discovers the healing power of her spiritual experiences in keeping her marriage, her family and her own sanity together. Whether you're a mother, someone who has experienced cancer either in yourself or someone you love, or a medical professional, the story of these two Blood Brothers will speak to your heart and allow you to see how with spiritual exploration, great trumph can come from unimaginal tragedy.
