Route 47: A Journey to Heaven

“I’m in big trouble, aren’t I,” is Dad’s response when Mom tells him he is terminal.

This is a brutally honest memoir of what it’s like to care for a loved one as they teeter on the edge of life and death. It’s a story of raw love, unspoken truths, and the complicated dynamics of family—laid bare in life’s most fragile moments.

But this is more than a story of loss. As my father fought for peace, he envisioned a celebration in the afterlife and begged us to help him prepare. Yet, beneath the joy, his guilt-ridden soul was at war—locked in a battle between Heaven and Hell, light and darkness. As he faced mortality, our family faced each other—and for the first time, I faced God.

We all ask the question: What happens when we die?
This book reveals the answer. Through his final days, you’ll experience the undeniable reality of death and what comes after. This journey isn’t sugarcoated—it’s unfiltered and not for the faint of heart. There is no escaping the messy, beautiful, and sometimes terrifying truth of dying.

If you’ve ever cared for a dying loved one, wrestled with faith, or questioned what truly awaits beyond this life—this book is for you.

By Molly Faris