From Triage to Surgery to Wholeness

What happens when the life you planned is interrupted by the life you never expected? Cathy was considering retirement. Nathaniel was in the middle of a city council campaign. Life was moving forward as planned until unexpected symptoms changed everything.

In From Triage to Surgery to Wholeness, Cathy D. Dunlap and Dr. Nathaniel Dunlap, Jr. invite readers into an intimate account of diagnosis, five surgeries, recovery, faith, marriage, and the testing of their vows as they discover what it truly means to be whole.

What followed was a season of medical uncertainty, difficult decisions, and the challenge of putting personal plans, professional responsibilities, and outside ministry on hold.

Told from both the patient's and caregiver's perspectives, this is more than a story about illness. It is a story about faith under pressure, love in action, advocacy, resilience, and learning to trust God when life does not go according to plan.

Cathy and Nate share the realities of navigating a medical crisis while confronting questions that reach far beyond the hospital: What happens to your plans when life forces you to stop? How do you remain committed to each other when circumstances test your marriage vows? And what does it mean to trust God when the path forward is uncertain?

From Triage to Surgery to Wholeness is an honest, deeply personal story for anyone who has faced a medical crisis, cared for someone they love, or been forced to slow down and see life differently.

The crisis may change your life. But it does not have to define your future.

Sometimes, healing closes the wound. Wholeness transforms the life that follows.