Daydreams & Diaries

Taylor's Time

By: Taylor Black, Tim Black

Narrated by: Virtual Voice

One of Taylor's poems from the book, right after her first brain tumor operation.

The doctor gave the news today with such a somber face.
"We'll get through the weeks ahead, and you'll be fine I'm sure," they said.
So much to take in such short time to have this happen in my prime.
I really don't know what to feel, but everyone says it ll will heal
If that is true and really is the case then why that sad look upon your face?

FOR Taylor Black, that Friday night was like any other in her senior year in high school. A quick dip in the shower then off to see her girlfriends and her boyfriend Jeff. Just another Friday night in a small Florida town, until she blacked out in the shower and her mom rushed her to the emergency room- and another life: one of brain scans and surgeries, chemotherapy and 60 Minutes, hospitals and hospice. Something that always happened to someone else happened to her, and to her family as well.
Taylor kept a diary throughout her ordeal as she tried to live a life as normal as possible Daydreams & Diaries details the roller-coaster ride that is cancer, and how Taylor coped as a patient and grew as a person, changing from an insecure high school girl to a courageous young woman.
Her spirit attracted the cameras of CBS and the attention of Ed Bradley, who called her "amazing." Twenty-seven million people saw her on 60 Minutes, but CBS couldn't tell Taylor's whole story, for she was far more than cancer patient; she was a beloved daughter, sister and friend who showed,as a noted author once wrote, "grace under pressure."
Taylor's father, Tim Black, brings a father's memories of taylor at different points of her life, helping to complete the portrait of a remarkable young woman who was the inspiration of so many people around the world.

A father shares a beautiful daughter with his readers.

I listen to Audible books when I am walking. As soon as I started listening to this book, I felt like Forrest Gump and I could not quit walking. This was a beautiful story of a beautiful girl and the love shared between father and daughter.