This emotional story will help anyone dealing with the loss of a loved one. Heartbreak Waltz 2007 tells a moving story about love and loss, illness, care giving and death, sorrow and survival. It focuses, first, on the last six months of Barbara Carlisle's life (the author's late wife) and the determined, courageous and sometimes fearful way she faced her death. Then in letters to her, the author tells the story of the first six months of his life without her. The book closes with a message to his daughters that reflects his understanding of what has happened and points toward an uncertain future.