Essence Of Amber: Navigating Cancer Through the Lens of a Father's Love and Life Lessons

Essence Of Amber: Navigating Cancer Through the Lens of a Father's Love and Life Lessons is a father's reminiscences of his daughter, from infancy to death. Selected postings of peers and coworkers from her Memorial Facebook Page and a selection of photos from among his and Amber's portfolios are included. A photographic journal of her home, collections and examples of her body of work are also represented.

Essence of Amber addresses social issues that face all Gen X and Millennials and the causes that Amber supported (paid internships). The issues discussed foreshadow the worsening conditions emergent post-pandemic, including the housing crisis, student debt, gig economy, weaknesses in the Canadian medical system, return to nest syndrome and isolation and depression issues.

The book documents a short but well lived life. Amber was loved, not just as a daughter, but as a friend and colleague, evidenced by the many uplifting quotes from her FB page.

I am a physically disabled, retired pharmacist living with my wife and daughter in Barrie, Ontario, Canada. Over my seventy-plus years I have gained much life experience in jobs as varied as unionized auto worker, landlord, construction labourer and licensed pharmacist. I have lived or worked in urban centres as large as Toronto and Hamilton, and as small as Wheatley and Chapleau. I have travelled throughout Canada, the United States and Europe. I enjoy photography, art, music and literature.