A terrifying diagnosis. An unbreakable bond. And one unforgettable journey.

"The most painfully honest and therefore true thing I have read in a long while."

"Beautiful beyond words how Powell expresses everything, how strong and courageous he and his mother both are. How in awe I am of them both, how very much I love and admire Inge. This is a loving gift. "

"Riveting and beautiful - this story needs to be out in the world."

“It has the true ring to it. I didn’t want to stop reading. It reminded me in parts of one of my favourite writers, recently departed Jim Harrison. It is about love, pure and simple.”

“...bathed in the blessing of a unique, exquisitely painful and poignant time between a mother and her son.”

“Thank you for sharing this. My mother is 99 years old and your compassion and honesty are inspirational for me.” 

“Beautiful prose. Historically and humanly interesting. Really funny. And it addresses everybody’s quest for soul healing.”

“I haven’t been able to dredge up the words, although the emotions are there clear as day. All I can do now is just thank you.”

“Reading it every day, sometimes even two times to absorb all of it, with tears running down my face.” 

"I've begun reading and cannot stop. My heart is right on the trail, and then in the room, with Cameron and Inge. I’m charmed by Inge -- how effervescent she is! -- and by her knight-in-shining-armor son, who writes beautifully about the apple of his eye."

“The blogs are heartfelt. I haven’t made it through one yet with dry eyes.” 

“Beautiful, funny, adventurous, at times sad, vulnerable, and very human. It's a story of hope, strength, self-reflection, and inspiration. A story of a woman determined to fight cancer while making a pilgrimage across northern Spain.

"A story of walking long distances, through beautiful landscapes, trying unique foods, and enjoying a great camaraderie. And it's a story of love between a Mother and a Son, who accompanied her on her Camino."

“You have the gift of sharing such painful, beautiful moments. And in such beautiful, beautiful writing. I feel I’m there with you, though I never suffered the pain of my own mother’s pain, her tears, her resistance to her own death.”

“For those like me who have lost a mother to cancer, reading of the day-to-day, hour-to-hour caretaking of Inge brings forth a host of cathartic emotions.”

“My Mother just died of cancer, quite suddenly, a couple of days after I started reading the book. So there is a lot in it that resonates with me. Reading it brought a lot of joy and at times reading it felt like a balm to my soul.”

“Our culture gives us so little to draw on to prepare ourselves for death – Your words have value. The love and acceptance in your soul is really something else. I am overwhelmed by the gratitude and peace in you.”

“I am in awe of how mindful you are in this situation. I couldn’t stop reading - poignant, clear, descriptive - I felt like I was present as well. You made her so real, so alive. You have managed to relay her humanness -- our humanness and vulnerability.”