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Book Review

Through The Lens Of Love: has caused many to as part of a special tour where they indulged their mutual
passions for photography and gardens. Back home in
forget that there are
Facing Terminal Illness still those who must Lakeville, Massachusetts, the pride of their beautiful
deal with the other home were the magnificent gardens they had designed and
By Nils A. Shapiro medical issues that nurtured, filled with butterflies, hummingbirds, frogs, a
The opening sentence of were with us long fish pond and even two pet peacocks at one point.
this book is unforgettable: before the pandemic. With their four grown children – three daughters and
“These were the best two This is a guide a son – all now on their own, and Dick only a year away
years of my life,” Dick said for those who must from thinking about retiring from his private medical
to me. prepare for t he practice, he and Robin were looking forward to a second
What makes these worst ... as well as honeymoon lifestyle, as much in love as they had ever
words so remarkable – and an inspiring story been.
stunningly poignant – is of how one couple’s Then, on May 20, 2012 their lives changed forever
that they were spoken to l ov i ng m a rri a ge with that diagnosis – a tragic reminder that Dick’s brother,
the author by her physician conquered fear itself. Sam, had died of the very same glioblastoma at the age
husband, Dr. Richard Gross, Dick (as he was of 65.
shortly before he died ... and the years he was referring to known to family and Through the Lens of Love is Robin’s memoir of
were those they had shared after he had been diagnosed friends) had turned how this deeply committed couple decided to face so
as having glioblastoma, an incurable form of brain cancer 64 in April of 2012, and he and Robin had then celebrated impossible a life challenge. While the subject matter may
that often means only months to live! He survived two their 40th anniversary with a trip to Monet’s Garden in
years, almost to the day. Giverny, France and the Keukenhof Garden in Holland Book Review on page 17
This is the disease that was described by our “Medical
Matters” columnist in last month’s issue of Boca Club
News, Dr. Richard Nagler, as “one of the most lethal of
all cancers ... with a two-year survival rate of less than Do I Have To Give Up Wine
25 percent.”
The book first came to my attention more than a
year ago when its author, Robin Gross – who, through To Lose Weight?
mutual friends, knew of my background as the editor
of more than two dozen published books – asked me,
as a courtesy, to examine her manuscript and offer my By Laura Berrio, • Pinot Noir 3.4 g per serving
comments. I had very few to suggest because I found this Freelance Writer/Blogger • Pinot Grigio 3 g per serving
memoir of her final two years of life with her husband Whenever I decide to go When shopping, avoid dessert wines because, well …
so extraordinarily touching … and, equally important, on a diet, I immediately miss they are “dessert” and with dessert comes sugar and carbs.
recognized immediately how valuable it would be as a chocolate and wine before I Port and ice wine along with other wines labeled dolce,
guide to anyone faced with such a traumatic situation. start. With the popular low demi-sec and semi-sec, are in
Since I first learned of this book, the arrival of the carb/low sugar diets, is there a the dessert family and – along
coronavirus and its threat of infection and rapid deaths of way to include wine and not be with it – are also higher in
victims in hospitals alone and without family for comfort cheating? Yes! sugar and carbs.
The key is to pick dry wines Hope is on the label. When
that are the lowest in both carbs it comes to dry wines, look for
Summer Is Here! and sugar. Some wineries produce low sugar wines with less descriptions such as brut, dry
than 1 gram of sugar. Sounds like ordering a diet soda … or extra dry to tip you off about
when I really want the ice cream sundae.
lower sugar and carb choices.
Along with season comes the increased temptation to There is hope. Fit Vine and Dry Farms Wines are On our quest to a thinner
utilize the golf courses as a park/playground, but we must virtually void of sugar in a 5-ounce serving. (No you can’t and healthier lifestyle …
ask you to refrain from any non-golf related access. drink the whole bottle.) fellow wine enthusiasts, we
Maintenance is performed on all the courses during Other good choices low in sugar and carbs are: can keep wine on the menu!
the year, so there is equipment and work being done. In • Sauvignon Blanc 3 g carbs per serving Just be specific in your choice!
addition, it is a time when there are more golfers on the • Merlot 3.7 g carbs per serving ~Cheers.
course enjoying our beautiful weather. • Champagne 2 g carbs per serving ~Keep the conversation going and the wine flowing.
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