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전 세계를 울리고 웃긴 한 평범한 엄마의 마지막 메시지!
행복으로 가득하던 어느 날 폭탄처럼 찾아온 암 진단으로 삶의 마지막에 서게 된 한 엄마의 유쾌하고도 가슴 따뜻한 2년여의 기록. 죽음을 앞두고 네 살배기 딸 브리아나를 위해 카드를 쓰고 있다는 사연이 SNS를 통해 알려지면서 뜻하지 않게 전 세계인의 주목을 받게 되었다. ‘열세 번째 생일, 결혼식 날, 애완동물이 죽었을 때, 초등학교에 처음 등교하는 날’ 등 딸의 인생에 커다란 영향을 줄 순간순간에 전해줄 카드를 쓰는 헤더의 이야기는 미국 전역은 물론 세계 유수 언론에서 대서특필되었고, 삶의 의미를 잃어버린 수많은 이들에게 기쁨과 눈물, 깨달음과 감동을 선사했다. 스무 개의 카드를 통해 “곁에 없어도 함께할 거야”라는 약속을 지킨 한 평범한 엄마의 감동 실화!
After being diagnosed in her early thirties with terminal breast cancer, Heather McManamy felt like her life was crumbling. Her "normal" vanished and was replaced with multiple surgeries and dozens of chemo treatments that could briefly extend her life, but would not prevent her inevitable death. With an effervescent spirit and a new perspective, Heather started to live each day as if it were her last. She learned to soak in the moment, appreciate the beauty around her, and celebrate her blessings. She also pondered her daughter's future journey without her mother and gracefully prepared for it.
Heather began to write greeting cards to Brianna. Cards for her first day of school, her sixteenth birthday, her wedding day. Cards for when things were going right and when they were going wrong. Cards for when Brianna would need her mother - whether in five years or in fifty years - and Heather wouldn't be able to be there for her.
Cards for Brianna is the story of one mother's powerful love for her young daughter - and Heather's unmatched experiences, laced with laughter and charm, are a reminder to never take a single day for granted.