The Journey's End

"The Journey's End" is book #3 in the "Forgotten Flowers" trilogy Eddy Pinafore loathed the word. If it had a human form, he would have killed it without a second thought. Dementia had no human form. Eddy Pinafore could only stand helplessly by as the heinous disease ate away the mind of his precious wife, Maddy. Maddy became increasingly dependent on Eddy for the basic needs, feeding, dressing, bathing. He found he loved her with more passion, more tenderness than he thought possible. He knew he had to find a place where Maddy could get the care she needed. He hoped Magnolia Gardens was the answer. Eddy's daughter, Tina, had her own burden. The father of her special needs' child Missy, Trevor Barrington, had rejected any parental responsibility for child with physical and mental impairments. A chance encounter with a young police officer, Ryan Callahan, sparked hidden feelings in both. Tina feared he would shy away from her because of Missy. Ironically, his job would solve one dilemma and his heart would answer the other.