{"id":1204,"date":"2013-03-13T21:50:22","date_gmt":"2013-03-13T21:50:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/goodbookstoday.com\/bookclub\/?p=1204"},"modified":"2013-03-13T21:50:30","modified_gmt":"2013-03-13T21:50:30","slug":"until-i-say-good-bye-my-year-of-living-with-joy-by-susan-spencer-wendel","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/goodbookstoday.com\/bookclub\/until-i-say-good-bye-my-year-of-living-with-joy-by-susan-spencer-wendel\/","title":{"rendered":"Until I Say Good-Bye: My Year of Living with Joy by Susan Spencer-Wendel"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Book of the Week: Until I Say Good-Bye: My Year of Living with Joy <\/strong><br \/>\nSusan Spencer-Wendel (Author) | Bret Witter (Author)<br \/>\n<img src=\"http:\/\/goodbookstoday.com\/images\/4starsrating.gif\" alt=\"\" \/> ( <a title=\"Book Reviews\" href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Until-Say-Good-Bye-Year-Living\/product-reviews\/0062241451\/?_encoding=UTF8&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=390957&amp;linkCode=ur2&amp;showViewpoints=1&amp;tag=kindle052-20\" target=\"_blank\">4+ Reviews<\/a> )<\/p>\n<p><strong><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignleft\" src=\"http:\/\/ecx.images-amazon.com\/images\/I\/41vTXr-7OaL._SL160_PIsitb-sticker-arrow-dp,TopRight,12,-18_SH30_OU01_AA160_.jpg\" alt=\"Until I Say Good-Bye: My Year of Living with Joy\" width=\"160\" height=\"160\" \/><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Susan Spencer-Wendel\u2019s Until I Say Good-Bye: My Year of Living with Joy is a moving and inspirational memoir by a woman who makes the most of her final days after discovering she has amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS).<\/p>\n<p>After Spencer-Wendel, a celebrated journalist at the Palm Beach Post, learns of her diagnosis of ALS, more commonly known as Lou Gehrig\u2019s disease, she embarks on several adventures, traveling toseveral countries and sharing special experiences with loved ones. 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