A New Book from Jai Pausch, Randy's Wife

JAI PAUSCH AND HER MEMOIR, DREAM NEW DREAMS

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Jai Pausch became an impassioned advocate for the advancement of pancreatic cancer research and the important role of caregivers following the death of her husband, Randy, who wrote the bestseller The Last Lecture. Now Jai writes a remarkably frank, deeply moving and inspiring memoir, Dream New Dreams.
In Dream New Dreams, Jai shares her own story for the first time: her emotional journey from wife and mother to full-time caregiver, shuttling between her three young children and Randy's bedside as he sought treatment far from home; and then to widow and single parent, fighting to preserve a sense of stability for her family, while coping with her own grief and the challenges of running a household without a partner.
Jai paints a vivid, honest portrait of a vital, challenging relationship between two strong people who faced a grim prognosis and the self-sacrificing decisions it often required. As she faced life without the husband she called her "magic man," Jai learned to make herself a priority to create a new life of hope and happiness-as she puts it, to "feel a spark of my own magic beginning to flicker."
Dream New Dreams is a powerful story of grief, healing, newfound independence and love. With advice artfully woven into an intimate, beautifully written narrative, Jai's story will inspire not only the legions of readers who made The Last Lecture a bestseller, but also those who are embarking on a journey of loss and renewal themselves.
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"Ask Jai" on Facebook

Post a question to Jai on The Lustgarten Foundation's Facebook page. Then from Monday, May 21st to Friday, May 25th her answers to select questions will appear. Please note that Jai would love to respond to all questions, but her time is limited so she will only be able to respond to a select few each day.
We are grateful to Jai for all of her efforts to raise awareness about the urgent need for more pancreatic cancer research and for her participation in The Lustgarten Foundation and Cablevision's curePC campaign. She is truly an inspiration to many in her support of the fight against this deadly disease.