Matthew

A Child's Life and Death with HIV

Michael Holbert

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Beautiful Gate
30 May 2022

Memoirs; Christian life & practice; HIV & AIDS; Coping with illness; Family & relationships

"""There's a problem with your baby. We need to get him into surgery right away.""

""The HIV test is positive.""

""Can you come down to the police station and pick up your son?""

His name was Matthew. He lived long enough to write a too-short autobiography that he hoped would testify to his perseverance in living with HIV. It was a life spent seesawing between hope and disappointment.

Michael promised Matthew he would self-publish the autobiography, but Matthew did not persevere, and for years the story seemed too sad to tell. Yet Michael knew there were other parents like him and his wife, Kathy, who thought they had failed, whose prayers had gone unanswered, and who wondered if God had failed them too.

Following Matthew's suicide, Michael and Kathy reached a place of darkness where God either had to be true or had never been true. Matthew: A Child's Life and Death with HIV blends their son's autobiography and journal entries, their own journal entries, and a narrative thread to describe how they came through their love and loss of Matthew with their faith, marriage, and surviving family intact."

By: Michael Holbert
Imprint: Beautiful Gate
Dimensions: Height: 216mm, Width: 140mm, Spine: 14mm
Weight: 308g
ISBN: 9798985796308
Pages: 264
Publication Date: 30 May 2022
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Michael Holbert grew up in Pennsylvania, where he went to high school and college, graduating from Indiana University of Pennsylvania. He spent most of his early adult years at odd jobs while traveling around the world. He eventually settled into a career as a respiratory therapist, at which he still occasionally works on-call.Michael lives with his wife, Kathy, in Puyallup, Washington. He is currently writing about his youthful travels and how they led up to his lifelong love with Kathy. Their passion is for the goodness of God, the beauty He reveals, and the life that He gives. Michael welcomes inquiry about his writing, and can be reached at mkholbert@peak.org.

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Matthew

A Child's Life and Death with HIV

Michael Holbert

$20.95 $18.87

Paperback

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