Goldendale Drive

What do you do when the person you love is slowly disappearing—but is still right in front of you?

When Christina Crawford's father is diagnosed with the rare neurodegenerative disease Corticobasal Degeneration (CBD), the future she imagined begins to unravel. Instead of launching into the adventures of young adulthood, she returns home to help care for the man who once seemed larger than life.

Within the familiar walls of her childhood home, every room becomes a place where memories and present reality collide. A laundry room becomes a place of surrender. A family room holds unfinished conversations. A kitchen becomes a classroom for learning how to love when nothing can be fixed. With lyrical storytelling, striking honesty, and unwavering faith, Goldendale Drive invites readers into the deeply personal journey of loving someone through progressive illness.

Christina captures the heartbreak of becoming a caregiver, the quiet beauty of ordinary moments, and the surprising ways God meets us in seasons we never would have chosen.

Whether you are caring for an aging parent, grieving someone who is changing before your eyes, walking alongside dementia, Parkinson's, or another degenerative illness—or simply searching for hope in suffering—you will find comfort, courage, and companionship in these pages.

Goldendale Drive reminds us that even as everything changes, love remains, and we can draw ever closer to Christ's comfort and care. This book is for anyone walking alongside a loved one they may be losing.