Iris Evangeline Reid
A CAREGIVER
CHOSEN FROM BIRTH
Step into a story of devotion, dignity and divine purpose. A story of love, loss and the lifelong bond between a mother and daughter. Iris shares the deeply personal, often tender and sometimes heartbreaking journey of caring for her mother.
This isn’t just a memoir. It’s a love letter to every caregiver who’s ever stayed up through the night, to every daughter who became the parent and to every soul who’s walked through grief with grace.
About the Author
Iris Evangeline Reid
Iris Evangeline Reid didn’t set out to become an author. She set out to be a daughter, one who kept her promise.
Her memoir grew from years of handwritten notes, late-night prayers, and moments when words were the only way to make sense of heartbreak. After caring for her mother through heart failure, Alzheimer’s, and the long, quiet days of decline, Iris found herself standing in the stillness after loss and chose to write.
She writes with honesty, humor and deep faith. Not as someone who has all the answers, but as someone who’s lived the questions.
Iris offers her story not for sympathy, but for solidarity for anyone who’s ever loved, lost, and kept showing up anyway.
When she’s not writing, Iris finds peace in her faith, her family, and the gentle comfort of remembering her mother’s smile.
Why you should read this book
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About the Book
A CAREGIVER
CHOSEN FROM BIRTH
A Prophecy Fulfilled. A Promise Kept.
This is more than a memoir, it’s a life put together from faith, endurance, and unconditional love.
The story traces a 61-year journey between mother and daughter, from childhood memories to the sacred responsibility of caregiving. With vivid honesty, the readers are invited into the moments of laughter and exhaustion, resilience and faith. The kind of love that both breaks and rebuilds you.
At the heart of it all is a woman who survived domestic abuse, built a respected nursing career, raised her children with strength and grace, and never lost her unwavering relationship with God. As dementia began to take her memories, Iris held on caring for her mother through every stage until her final breath.
This book is a reflection of that sacred bond. A story that reminds us what it really means to honor our parents, cherish their humanity and carry their legacy forward.
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