Product Description

She Taught Me To Laugh Again is the sequel to Men Bleed Too, Tom’s debut book. After his wife died from breast cancer, he returned to Carlisle, Pennsylvania to resume his duties as a colonel in the U.S. Army, at Carlisle Barracks. Tom found the time lonely and sad, as he worked through the grieving process. He made the decision to return to his last assignment at Fort Leavenworth, Kansas, to be closer to family and friends. Just a week before he is reassigned, he met Connie Noll. Connie was a recent widow and they strike up a relationship. After Tom left Pennsylvania, he and Connie continued to talk over the phone and make plans for a future reunion. She Taught Me To Laugh Again is the story of two middle forties people who lost their spouses to death. It describes the trials and tribulations of grieving, falling in love and trying to build a new life together. The capstone of the book describes their wedding on September 30th, 1995. It is a moving story of two people daring to fall in love again.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #3278644 in Books
• Published on: 2007-01-23
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 100 pages

About the Author
Thomas Brown was born and raised in Leavenworth, Kansas, and he graduated from the University of Kansas in 1970 with a Bachelor of Arts degree. He also holds a Master of Science degree from Emporia State University. He is the author of Men Bleed Too, the story of his role as a caregiver for his wife, who ultimately died from breast cancer. Thomas is a retired U.S. Army Colonel residing in Leavenworth, Kansas.

Customer Reviews

Hope Springs Eternal
We live in bitter times. Times full of doubt and mistrust within both each other and ourselves. In this island of uncertainty, it is refreshing to share Tom Brown's story of hope, assurance, and a happy ending. Having read his first book, "Men Bleed Too," Tom snakes us through a dense forest of uncontrollable uncertainty, utter disappointment and the five stages of grief in a very personal way. Raising from the ashes of such devastation, Tom takes of through a renewed journey of hope, laughter, and shared recovery. Emerging from such devastation of both Tom and Connie's life, this journey assures the reader that there is "life after death," and that by never surrendering to defeatism, you too, can turn your circumstances around and make what's left of your life work for you. It's a journey of discovery from personal disaster to the ultimate triumph of the human spirit. If you've ever wondered why bad things happen to good people--and yet they somehow recover, this book is for you ! It is a magnificent journey well worth sharing with them !!

Loved the honesty and warmth
I begin reading and read it thru in one evening, very honest and well written.
This is a book I can give to friends who are going thru the same grief and I don't know how to help them or what to say.

So happy for Tom and Connie, and their new life, God is Good!

Learning how to Laugh Again !!
I finished reading She Taught Me To Laugh Again, and I must say that it was a an excellent book to read. I am so happy for Tom and Connie!

My wife was a 16 year breast cancer survivor and was recently diagnosed with a new primary breast cancer, so I read the book from a very real perspective. My wife was having a tough night after one of her chemotherapy treatments, so I was up most of that night and read this book in its entirety. I think the tears I had while reading it were from being both scared and happy at the same time.

Tom is truly blessed to have found someone, both to love and to help him grieve, and the book skillfully relays that message to the reader. The grieving process for a wife must be so difficult, and being a Army Colonel takes a strong personality, so to read how grieving can be so hard for a strong willed individual tells it all. It is a great story of two people who dealt with grief and are now happy together.

Congratulations Tom and Connie for being married for over 11 years. Looks like the two of you made the right decision, and thanks for sharing your story!!