THIS IS NOT THE END OF ME

For readers of Will Schwalbe and Mitch Albom's Tuesdays with Morrie, this is the moving and inspiring story of a young husband and father, Layton Reid, who, when diagnosed with terminal cancer at the age of thirty-three, sets out to build a legacy for his infant son

Reporter Dakshana Bascaramurty, who first met Layton when she hired him to shoot her wedding, tells the story of her friend's illness with incredible intimacy, power, insight, and empathy

When Layton was first diagnosed with melanoma, he ditched his life as a wandering bachelor to finally settle down with his long-time girlfriend Candace and eventually went into remission but years later, after getting married, as he and Candace are expecting their first child, the cancer returned and spread to his brain; Layton then threw himself into pursuing an extreme alternative therapy, which he was certain would save his life, but to no avail – Layton then quit the therapy and devoted his energy to preparing his infant son, Finn, for life without him

Powerful and unvarnished, This Is Not the End of Me contains moments of great beauty and humour, and reminds us of what it means to live