Our Story

About the Book

Do you know why you were put on the face of this earth? Only God has an answer to that question. The nice thing about being in your twilight years is that you can look back and see what real life can hand you. This is the story of two couples from two different walks of life with different family and professional backgrounds who found out that what you dream and plan may not always turn out the way you expected.

This book highlights two special individuals: Vernon Rosser of Nashville, Tennessee, and Joyce Merz, who lived about seventy-five miles away in Tullahoma, Tennessee. Neither one knew the other; however, both of them had contracted an incurable lung disease known as idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF). This was a viral infection of the lungs without any known cause or cure. These two taught their spouses and those around them a lesson that changed the lives of many.

About the Author

Barbara and Glenn Merz are both retired and living in a suburb of Nashville, Tennessee. They became friends many years ago when their first spouses were diagnosed with a terminally illness. We decided to write this book to illustrate the importance of organ transplant combine with faith in God to guide you in your life. Since there are young men and woman studying to become scientific doctors to help find solutions to today’s medical problems, we are donating all proceeds of this book to provide scholarships to help them through their MD/PHD studies at Vanderbilt University.