Royalties from New Book by Award-Winning Photographer and Author, Judith Fox, to Benefit Hospice
Alexandria, VA (PRWEB) September 04, 2013 -- Judith Fox comes to this topic from deep personal experience. She lost her first husband, Jerry, to an aggressive cancer in 1992, and for the past 15 years has cared for and advocated on behalf of her second husband, Dr. Ed Ackell, who was diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease just three years after they married.
In 1998, after a successful career as a business leader and entrepreneur in both New York and Virginia, Fox returned to an earlier career in photography. Her first book, "I Still Do: Loving and Living with Alzheimer’s," focuses on both her and her husband’s experiences with the disease and caregiving.
She explains the impetus for creating One Foot Forward: Stories and Faces of Widows and Widowers: “Because I was widowed before, it’s difficult not to think about the pain that I know is ahead of me when Ed dies. Writing 'One Foot Forward' was a way to find some personal comfort as Ed’s life is coming to an end. I wrote the book that would have helped me and I hope will help others.”
“Death is an inevitable ─ and very difficult—part of life. But if we are fortunate enough to love and to have a significant relationship, one of the individuals in the relationship is eventually going to be widowed. So we might as well learn to talk about death and grief, and understand what it’s like to live through,” said Fox.
Fox selected NHF as the recipient of her royalties because she believes in the hospice and palliative care mission and wants to support work at the national level. She notes further, “Both my parents benefited from hospice care and my husband is currently being helped ─ as am I ─ by compassionate people at The Elizabeth Hospice in San Diego.”
“We are overwhelmed at Judith’s generosity and commitment to support the work of the National Hospice Foundation,” noted J. Donald Schumacher, NHF president and CEO.
To learn more about Judith, her new book, One Foot Forward, and her other works, visit JudithFox.com.
To order her book and support NHF, please search for "One Foot Forward" on Amazon.com.
Sarah Meltzer, National Hospice Foundation, http://www.nationalhospicefoundation.org, +1 (703) 837-3149, [email protected]
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