GREEN VANILLA TEA.

Written from the emotionally-charged point of view of a wife and mother, author Marie Williams brings heart and even humor to a devastating subject that touches countless lives.

Green Vanilla Tea is a true story of love and courage in the face of a deadly and little understood illness. With literary finesse, compassion, and a powerful gift of storytelling, Marie Williams writes poignantly of her husband Dominic's struggles with early onset dementia and amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) at the age of forty, and how their family found hope amidst the wreckage of a mysterious neurological condition. As Dominic's condition develops and progresses, the normally devoted family man and loving partner seems to disappear beneath an expressionless façade and erratic behavior. Suddenly, the man she married seems strange and unrecognizable—and at times, frightening. Despite this, Williams and her children strive to find new ways to connect with the husband and father they love so dearly. While the family learns to cope with Dominic's illness—which they call the Green Goblin—Williams is determined that her children remember their dad as the strong, healthy, and loving man she fell in love with. Spanning between moments of intense joy and incredible sadness, this book is a passionate testament to one family's unconditional love for one another. It is, “a tale of a strange place—the real world—in which green goblins and hope find a way to live together.” Above all, it is a love story. Marie Williams has worked as a clinical social worker and family therapist in health settings, non-profit sectors, clinical education, and private practice. She is also an artist and believes in the power of creativity and story to transform. Williams lives in Brisbane, Australia.