A Profound Memoir of Life, Loss, and Lasting Lessons
Live a life filled with joy and try to consciously consider how to bring joy to the lives of those around you as well.- Haydn Robarts
Nineteen is a book of nineteen lessons learned from Haydn Robarts, whose short life profoundly changed all around him. Written by his father Adam J. T. Robarts, it combines a personal memoir, universal lessons, insights from religion and science, and perspectives from Haydn and his parents. The result is a work that ultimately inspires an awareness, an awakening, and a mindset toward living this precious life with purpose and clarity. Haydn was a remarkable young man whose dignified response to his own suffering provides essential wisdom and hopeful possibilities for your own life.
A Father's Journey Through Grief
In December 2018, during a family vacation in Canada, Adam was asked what he would choose to be if he were not an architect. He replied without hesitation, "A hospice nurse." Five years earlier, he had a profound experience accompanying his father through the final weeks of life before he died of cancer in Uganda. Adam could not have imagined then that nine months later he would begin to accompany his nineteen-year-old son, Haydn, through a battle with a rare brain cancer. Haydn graduated from this physical world in May 2020, one week before his twentieth birthday. Nineteen, Adam's first book, shares the beautiful and poignant lessons learned on his family's journey with Haydn.
Wisdom Through Suffering
The philosopher is not influenced by praise or blame. He knows the truth and is not afraid, regardless of what happens to him in this world.
- Tao Te Ching, LXVII
This paperback memoir offers comfort to those navigating grief, providing a parent's perspective on loss while delivering universal insights applicable to anyone seeking meaning and purpose. Published by Regan Arts in May 2022, Nineteen serves as both a tribute to a remarkable young man and a guide for living with intention and joy despite life's inevitable challenges.
Who This Book Is For
Nineteen speaks to readers coping with loss, those supporting loved ones through illness, parents facing unimaginable challenges, and anyone seeking deeper meaning in their daily lives. The book blends personal narrative with philosophical insights, making it both an intimate family story and a universal exploration of what it means to live fully.
