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In this memoir I share the story of how I transformed my life, offering my grief journey rawly expressed as a survival tool for overcoming fear, shifting realities, and creating a life passionate to wake up for. I traded self-guilt and emotional assault for a new kind of utopian.
Grief is the core of our discomfort.
These letters will transform you. You'll learn the abundance of unconditional love between these pages from all walks of life written to a young adult who left this earth way too soon and remembered respectfully.
During the onset of CoVid my vision began to implode once again. Taking advantage of the lockdown while helping my mother transition at home in hospice I put pen to paper, vision to story, and heart into soul.
While Nick Cordero was diagnosed and fighting for his life, his spirit gave me inspiration as my son Nicky started channeling through me writing day and night. Screenplay completed just days before Cordero died. My heart sank.
Throughout the lockdown, I was determined to complete the screenplay (what took me eleven years to write my book, “A Journey of Unconditional Love” it only took three months) hoping to surprise Cordero with the news.
On the opening night of ‘A Bronx Tale’ in 2017 after the show I shared with my Nicky story, the boom boom room, the dice. I was excited to let him in on my little secret. "When my screenplay is complete will you play my Nicky in the movie. His eyes lit up and said “Absolutely, I'd be honored.”
Sadly, we will never have this opportunity to work together. Cordero would have portrayed the perfect replica to my son. There are so many beautiful synchronicities within this story.
I BELIEVE the Nick team is working to make this story one of the great ones.
If interested in reading A Son's Gift, send me an email below.
This profoundly moving true story depicts that of a single mother’s life-changing journey of loss, trauma, and an unexpected career path prompted by the untimely death of her son.
The inspiration in this story comes from the millions of small everyday moments, the hard choices made, the words spoken, and the unconditional love that makes
This profoundly moving true story depicts that of a single mother’s life-changing journey of loss, trauma, and an unexpected career path prompted by the untimely death of her son.
The inspiration in this story comes from the millions of small everyday moments, the hard choices made, the words spoken, and the unconditional love that makes such a seemingly senseless experience somehow bearable.
As a single mother, Michele is the hero of her family. She says, “being a mother is my greatest accomplishment.” Through her amazing work ethic, perseverance, and grit, Michele molds her success around her experience with motherhood. Michele continues to manifest her intuitive and empathetic nature to empower others through life’s toughest journeys while sharing stories in her grief writings.
An insightful and poignant tale, this book is not only aimed at assisting others in grief but is also suited for those learning to persevere adversities using the power of hope.
BEST FIRST TIME
SCREENWRITER (FEATURE)
FESTIGIOUS FILM FESTIVAL
A Son's Gift was based on the book A Journey of Unconditional Love.
For many people, life has a way of serving up pivotal moments with the potential to turn their world upside down. That moment came for me when my son Nicky, a witty, intelligent, and clever 13-year-old, was di
BEST FIRST TIME
SCREENWRITER (FEATURE)
FESTIGIOUS FILM FESTIVAL
A Son's Gift was based on the book A Journey of Unconditional Love.
For many people, life has a way of serving up pivotal moments with the potential to turn their world upside down. That moment came for me when my son Nicky, a witty, intelligent, and clever 13-year-old, was diagnosed with a rare childhood bone cancer. This shocking revelation was the beginning of a unique and profound journey that changed me in ways I could never have predicted.
Michele prepares for the most difficult of all grief – that of a parent who outlives their child. Nicky’s passing, however, would not signal the end of their time together. Fifteen years later, Michele finds that her son channels through her, assisting her with on-going traumatic experiences and helping her come to terms with trapped emotions .
Through her son’s spirit, Michele finds the strength to handle caring for her mother who suffers from Alzheimer’s and Histrionic disease. His angelic presence assuages her battle with PTSD and redefines her soul – setting the stage for Michele to embrace her natural gift as death doula
The story continues...
Our story is a candid depiction of true events that would normally devastate the average family. But we were, and still are, anything but average. Nicky’s diagnosis was the catalyst to our sharing wonderful adventures, such as traveling together to Lourdes, France. We went to remarkable lengths to be fully and compl
The story continues...
Our story is a candid depiction of true events that would normally devastate the average family. But we were, and still are, anything but average. Nicky’s diagnosis was the catalyst to our sharing wonderful adventures, such as traveling together to Lourdes, France. We went to remarkable lengths to be fully and completely alive while in the face of death.
Nicky lit the universe with his joy and compassion, and his fighting spirit redefined what I knew love to be. These letters depict his amazing spirit of living life.
His robust perseverance transcended impending darkness. Yet, he captured the world with his humble and inspiring heart throughout his five year journey with Ewing's Sarcoma. For families whose loved ones transitioned, a written artifact is comforting. In celebration of these poignant and beautiful letters that follow my first published book, A Journey of Unconditional Love, they remind me over and over how much Nicky's spirit was an inspiration to all who share the inner pain, joy, and memories within these pages.
The letter song. 2X Winner Best Song.
A letter written to Nicky days after Michele's mother died. The song will be now used in her Best First Time Feature Screenplay "A Son's Gift" Composition and Lyrics by Michele
Music collaboration by Michele and Tamara Jokic
Michele Bell didn’t know she was an author until a life experience took her on a journey of self-discovery that led to a powerful new purpose.
Releasing DUO on December 29th, 2020 Dear Heaven and re-release A Journey Of Unconditional Love. Publisher: Whitebird Publications, LLC.
She is a mother first, one who understands her son’s short life for the gift that it was. His illness and subsequent passing, her perception of these events and their greater meaning, left her with a voice she couldn’t ignore, and Michele knows her journey is to bring that grief and love voice to the world.
She holds a PhD and has held both traditional and not-so traditional career roles before acknowledging her true calling. She’s had success as a real estate broker, and before that, she expertly navigated the stress-filled atmosphere of working behind the scenes in show business with well-known, high-profile talents. She has a gift for reaching people with her core and gaining their trust with her raw exuberance of a life lived truthfully.
Michele believes her son Nicky had a purpose, too. He left it for her to fulfill.
Today, she is at peace with her circumstances. Michele continues to feel energized by the opportunities in front of her to celebrate an inspirational young life, to keep his purpose alive through her own works, and to help other despairing parents and loved ones walk along their own journey from a place of calm and acceptance, understanding, and yes… even healing.
Disclaimer:
“I will not be solving your problem for you. I will help you to solve your problem. If you do not have a problem that you can take ownership of, then I cannot help you find the best possible solution.”
2020 Michele Cynthia Bell All Rights Reserved