The must-read and gripping love story "The Louisiana Beauty Queen" about love and care for family members
Dr. Karl Hedman
Universitetslektor i ledarskap och organisering inom v?rd och omsorg, H?gskolan i Bor?s. Assistant Professor in Leadership and Organisation in Health and Social Care, University of Bor?s. Ph.D. Lund University, UCLA.
The gripping love story The Louisiana Beauty Queen by Dr. Karl Hedman available on Amazon
The beauty queen and teacher Mary is surrounded by admiring men. Follow Mary as she navigates her way through romantic dates, beauty pageants and adventures from the 1940s to 2021. This gripping must read book is also the passionate love story of her daughter Maria. Maria life changes forever when she meets the Swedish man Karl at UCLA. They navigate the waters of love, family and tragedy in California, France, and Sweden. Can they work their way amidst life-altering family and personal dramas? Available on Amazon.
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"The Louisiana Beauty Queen" is now published and available on Amazon Kindle:?https://www.amazon.com/Louisiana-Beauty-Queen-Karl-Hedman-ebook/dp/B09MGB83HM/ref=tmm_kin_title_sr?_encoding=UTF8&qid=&sr=
The Louisiana Beauty Queen unveils a tearful love story with heartbreaking tenderness.
Mental illness is a natural part of the human condition. There is so much negative stigma around mental illness. So many of us are touched by mental illness either directly or via a loved one. We all need to experience liberation. This book is written for anyone touched by mental illness and/or dementia, either through a loved one or in themselves. I hope readers will find comfort and acceptance whilst reading this book.
Dr. Karl Hedman
1970: Mary is a Louisiana beauty queen and teacher with many sexy boyfriends. She gives birth to the baby girl Maria. Her world falls apart after a second divorce. She is admitted to mental health hospitals for years leaving Maria with her grandmother. Mary plans to commit suicide and takes Maria too along.
1995: After falling in love in Los Angeles and romancing in France Maria and I get married in Stockholm and have two daughters.
2000: Maria is diagnosed with paranoid schizophrenia. During a psychotic attack Maria abducts our daughters, hiding them in from myself and the police for months. I begin a breathless chase to find the girls.
2018: Mary is evicted in Louisiana and moves to the family in Sweden. She has dementia coupled with mental illness, manic outbursts, and sex fantasies. Her behavior pushes the already frail family unit to its limits. Most days turn into a wild roller coaster ride, and I can barely catch my breath.
2019: Maria is diagnosed with terminal brain cancer foreshadowing a darker family tragedy to come.?
“The Louisiana Beauty Queen” is about a father and two daughters caring for a mother and wife with brain cancer and a grandmother with dementia. It is a lovely and touching story of a multi-generational American?and Swedish family under pressure. Chaotic, joyful and funny life moments depict a very jazzy rock’n’roll family celebrating faith and Louisiana culture in the hope that they’ll hold it together. This is a must-read for anyone caring for loved ones. Available on Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/Louisiana-Beauty-Queen-Karl-Hedman-ebook/dp/B09MGB83HM/ref=tmm_kin_title_sr?_encoding=UTF8&qid=&sr=
DR. KARL HEDMAN was born in 1967 and lives in Sweden. He moved to Los Angeles for his graduate studies at UCLA. After earning his Doctor of Philosophy degree and working as a university professor Karl pursued his lifelong dream of becoming an author.
More information: https//karlhedman.com
Praise for "The Louisiana Beauty Queen":
Attention: Book Lovers.
I highly recommend this book by my friend?Karl Hedman, titled “The Louisiana Beauty Queen”. Through this story, Karl pays tribute to his late wife Maria and mother-in-law Mary, both amazing, strong women who battled mental health issues throughout their lives. It is a story that will touch you, hurt you and possibly make you cry (I did), but above all it will make you realize how brave we human beings can be in the face of utter adversity and debilitating illness. I had the privilege of being a part of this journey as the native English language speaker and I could not have asked for a better piece of work to read, edit and connect to. As Karl tirelessly navigates through the bouts of schizophrenia, hallucination, anger and tears; all offsprings of mental health conditions, that are thrown his way – the reader feels it all and can totally relate. This story is one of love, fatality and everlasting hope. “The Louisiana Beauty Queen” is available on Amazon. Kindle version is also an option. Thank you, Happy Reading!
Malinee Bheenick, Melbourne, Australia
Praise for Karl Hedman's book "The Louisiana Beauty Queen" Maryann Larucci-Troche?rated it?really liked it at Goodreads:
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/59828044-the-louisiana-beauty-queen
I feel this is a memoir of Karl Hedman’s life with his wife, Maria and his mother-in-law, Mary, who were both diagnosed psychotic with severe depression, schizophrenia, and dementia. The decades of mental illness he had to deal with by these two women is unbelievable, yet; although mentally worn out himself, he never turned his back on the love of his life and her mother. He truly loved with everything he had. This is a true life story of love, courage and endurance. His two daughters were definitely a foundation to maintain his own sanity. I commend wholeheartedly Mr. Hedman for loving without conditions and enduring with saint-like patience. You are truly a diamond in the rough. You have definitely earned enjoying life, being joyful with your daughters and your wings.?
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THE LOUISIANA BEAUTY QUEEN - CONTENTS
1 FALLING IN LOVE??1 ???????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????
2 THE FAMILY??9 ?????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????
3 THE LOUISIANA BEAUTY QUEEN??23 ??????????????????
4 SEXY BOYFRIENDS??30??????????????????????????????????????
5 MENTAL HEALTH HOSPITALS??32??????????????????
6 SUICIDAL??39????????????????????????????????????????????????????????
7 FLORIDA AND CAJUN COUNTRY??42?????????????
8 SCHIZOPHRENIA??47?????????????????????????????????????????????????????????
9 HURRICANE KATRINA??53????????????????????????????????
10 THE DISAPPEARING??60?????????????????????????????????
11 ONE IN A MILLION??75??????????????????????????????????????
12 NEW ORLEANS??81?????????????????????????????????????????????
13 TWENTY DOLLARS??84?????????????????????????????????????
14 EVICTION NOTICE ??90??????????????????????????????????????
15 MOVING TO SWEDEN??94???????????????????????????????
16 HOMELESS??101??????????????????????????????????????????????????
17 TERMINAL BRAIN CANCER??107????????????????????
18 EXPELLED??147???????????????????????????????????????????????????
19 WALKING ON THE HIGHWAY??156???????????????
20 SHADOW PEOPLE FOR SUPPER??168?????????????????????
21 PULL MY NAIL OFF??173???????????????????????????????????
22 WHISTLING THERAPY??179?????????????????????????????
23 VISITING THE OTHER SIDE??181 ??????????????????
24 SEX FANTASIES??187?????????????????????????????????????????
25 TURNING POINT??211????????????????????????????????????????
26 FREEZING TO DEATH??216??????????????????????????????
27 ROCK’N’ROLL PARTY??222???????????????????????????????
28 BOOK TORNADO??226???????????????????????????????????????
29 THE FAREWELL??231?????????????????????????????????????????
30 COMING HOME TO AMERICA??233
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