myriad emotional declines can grip your heart and soul.

Author, artist, and speaker Frank J. DiMaio DC, MS, exposes the universality of hopelessness and the feeling of loss in one's heart that husbands of breast cancer patients experience. He said, “As husbands’ we are living in the shadow of this disease — a testament to the inherent nature of men holding emotions deep within, close to the chest. At times emotionless and stoic leaves us vulnerable to the emotional decline of survivors’ grief.”

In his first book, “The BEST SHIPS.” The author brought harrowing details of weathering the obstacles he encountered as he set about to sail solo to Bermuda to fulfill a promise to his late wife to raise funds for breast cancer awareness.

His second book, “A PROMISE MADE, A PROMISE KEPT; A HUSBAND’S JOURNEY THROUGH JOURNALING TO HEAL THE LOSS OF HIS SPOUSE.” Fills the back story of his true reason, purpose, and understanding of the fear and sorrow of loss through his profound personal story.

Breast cancer opened a rabbit hole of grief for the author after the death of his wife. His story is engaging and poignant, while the language is raw with emotion. Reflections on his acceptance of grief and despair are vulnerable, offering other husbands and spouses a glimpse into his healing journey's what, why, and how.

A complex and lengthy lesson that continued for more than a decade. The author inspires husbands to find harmonious joy and emotional balance in their lives through his experience and process of how-to for transformation and healing from survivor’s grief. To learn acceptance, freeing them from anger, despair, and feeling stuck in mourning the loss of a spouse to breast cancer and putting a spotlight on the difficulties unique to husbands surrounding survivors’ grief.

The core values expressed in the what, why, and how-to offer insights into:

Journaling
Meditation/prayer
Affirmations of positive vocabulary
Negative vs. positive self-speak
Avenues of spiritual loss and gain


“A PROMISE MADE, A PROMISE KEPT.” A non-fiction, self-help, motivational, and adventure story of determination, faith, and perseverance all rolled into one book.