To Jon, Jeff, and Jordan for their love and commitment to Christopher and his memory, and for sharing their brother with the world.
Jon, your collaboration with me over the years has meant so much to me. Your intelligence, sensitivity and dedication to our work has moved me deeply.
Jordan, thank you for creating the wonderful video that I’ve used to present this book. Working under your direction—another novel experience for me—allowed me to appreciate your brilliance and vision as a director.
I also want to thank Jordan and his wife, Jessica, for their helpful suggestions and deep insight into the manuscript.
To Christina, my partner in everything, for her love and encouragement, for reading and listening to every chapter many times, and for bringing Christopher into my life.
To those people who gave me their memories of Christopher for inclusion in this book, especially Ginger and Jimmy Manise and John Cubeta, and to the members of Great Barrington’s Lifesharing community, who not only shared their lives with Chris but shared their stories with me.
To my wonderful editor, Anne Barthel, who grasped the meaning of this book with such clarity and whose advice helped me express my thoughts with greater depth and precision.