G. P. Carbonneau

The First Medical Protocol - Prayer: when Faith Intersects Science Miraculous Things Occur G. P. Carbonneau

We live in a weary world, endlessly peppered with news of suffering, transgressions, man?s inhumanity to man and to the world he calls home. At times, the darkness can overwhelm us, pull us into its grip and leave us wondering if the light is still there, if it is still available to us. And then, a new melody comes across the radio, a firered sunrise blazes across the horizon, we turn to find the unexpected smile of a stranger, or we read a story that redefines love, and for a time our hearts are lifted, the light is rediscovered and the darkness lifts. This is a book that intensifies that light; that cannot help but brighten your day. Yes, it is a story of a woman with cancer and her valiant struggle against this insidious disease. And it is the story of her husband?s struggle to remain strong when, for the first time in his life, he is powerless to help. But it is also more than that. It is the story of two people committed to remaining a light to each other (and to the world around them) regardless of their suffering. It is about their refusal to be pulled into the darkness and the myriad ways in which the world responds to that commitment by delivering more love and light to their journey. Strangers emerge; family responds, the disease retreats and, most important, God emerges as never before. We are told in ways large and small that the light, in fact, never left us, but that, at times, we must experience the darkness to remember. On a practical level, it is Guy Carbonneau, the entrepreneur, the engineer, the man, dealing with the disease the only way he knows how: by conducting extensive research into his wife?s malady and her medical regimen, and then using that knowledge to keep us informed. It is Florence?s grace, humor, and dignity in her own words, in battling the disease, the pain, the exhaustion, and the fear - always the fear. And it is this extraordinary couple?s commitment to facing the disease together, of finding laughter wherever and whenever it can be had. It is Florence taking strength in her faith and of Guy redefining his own. Ultimately, the book reminds us that it is in suffering that we are reminded of our gifts, and that where light exists darkness cannot abide.