Patrick Died

Cathy Passmore meets Patrick Faltynski in the second
grade of their community's Catholic school. They
become close friends and confidantes as they navigate
growing up. Then Patrick develops headaches and a sensitivity
to sunlight. He is diagnosed with a rare form of brain cancer
and dies at fourteen years old leaving Cathy to grieve.
Years after Patrick's death, Cathy marries, and while awaiting
the birth of her second child, Patrick appears to her one night as
she is dozing off to sleep. As he sits on her bed with his boyish
grin, she can see him clearly. He says, "Come play with me," and
after a few minutes, disappears. Startled and frightened by the
reality of the experience, Cathy attempts to make sense of the
visit, while Patrick continues to periodically appear to her and
spend time with her. With Patrick in tow, she seeks advice from
a physician, an elderly parish priest, and one of the doctors who
treated Patrick while he was ill. She discovers certain individuals
can also see him. Together, Cathy and Patrick take a journey
that she could never have imagined.
In this novel, a woman encounters the ghost of a boy she knew
in childhood, and the experience changes her life forever.