The Waiting Room -- Michael Carlon, Paperback

Sometimes, the longest goodbyes reveal life's greatest truths.

On a snowy Christmas Eve, two families wait at opposite ends of a hospice floor-one holding vigil for a beloved grandfather, the other for a mother slipping quietly from this world. As time slows in the quiet halls of Holy Family Hospital, the boundaries between the living and the dying begin to blur.

For Joseph Connolly, watching over his ailing mother is both an act of devotion and a mirror reflecting unresolved guilt, fractured relationships, and buried grief. For Mary Mazzone, a social work grad student, her dying grandfather's silence speaks volumes about family secrets and the power of presence. With the help of wise and soulful hospice nurses, and through unexpected conversations with the living-and perhaps the departed-Joseph and Mary find themselves confronting long-held fears and discovering that healing doesn't always happen in the way we expect.

The Waiting Room is a poignant, mystical, and at times darkly humorous meditation on love, loss, and the unspoken truths that connect us all. A deeply spiritual story for anyone who has waited in quiet places, hoping for peace, forgiveness-or just one more moment.

Author: Michael Carlon
Publisher: Uncorking a Story Publishing
Published: 05/27/2025
Pages: 122
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.28lbs
Size: 8.00h x 5.00w x 0.29d
ISBN: 9781732184695