Goodbye, Walter: the inspiring story of a cancer patient

RuthAnn Hogue will sign books as soon as they become available in Spring 2005 in the Barnes & Noble store in Foothills Mall, 7325 North La Cholla Boulevard, at the corner West Ina Road and North La Cholla Boulevard in Tucson.

Please support her by coming out -- and bring a friend. To guarantee sufficient quanity, please contact B&N Community Relations Manager Gene Durfey at 520-742-6621 to reserve a copy. Please check beforehand for availability, as the books are still in production.

"Goodbye, Walter" is a story about living as much as it is a chronicle of one brave man's march toward death. Author RuthAnn Hogue turns journalism into a powerful story of friendship and self-discovery. In taking us along on this intimate and personal journey, she reminds us--and herself--of the great gifts of love and of faith and of how the two are eternally entwined. Somehow, by celebrating life, she makes
facing death a little less frightening for us all.
Phil Alvidrez, former executive news director for KTVK Channel 3 in Phoenix, Co-Owner MagicDust Television

"This book is a necessary read for anyone pondering what our existence on earth is about. This story is a reaffirmation of life."
Mark Potter, independent film director, MPotter Productions.

"RuthAnn Hogue’s secret is her commanding use of specific, concrete detail to draw the reader into the world she creates. Much like a maestro, who note by note builds a symphony, she is a master at her craft. "

Linda Shelley Whiting, Author/Historian

"Few things are so certain nor so frequently avoided as having to face our own mortality. In a brief but remarkably deep relationship, journalist RuthAnn Hogue and cancer patient Walter Schifter take us through Walter's journey home to the edge of the veil and provide us with the knowledge of the only thing that is truly important in our earthly existence — love. Hogue was forever changed by the experience, and so was I."
Paul M. Howey, author of "Shoah: Journey from the Ashes" and "Freckles: The mystery of the little white dog in the desert".

"Speaking as one who has experienced the grief of losing a father to Alzheimer's Disease and a grandfather to nursing-home abuse, Hogue's book struck a deep chord within me. Her work celebrates the end of life instead of having us fear it. It will be a Godsend to those who are left behind -- as well as those who are traveling their own journey home."
Bob Stump, R-District 9, Arizona House of Representatives, Health Committee Co-Chair.

"This is an important story, beautifully and sensitively told."
Bev Harvey, Write Visions

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