Brian M Henderson

There's No Playbook for Death Brian M Henderson

A deeply touching memoir about the tragic deaths of a student-athlete and coach, written by the Athletic Director in charge of leading the program in it's recovery from their losses. During one season, a player is killed. Two years later, a coach was also lost. In both of these tragedies, Brian Henderson had to help friends, teammates, peers, co-workers, and families cope with their emotions in order to help his program recover from periods of extreme grief and sadness. Some say he was successful in helping others, but was he successful in helping himself?Searching for a way to deal with his own depression, Henderson chronicles the moments he calls "the toughest times in his life." He chronicles the days leading up to the deaths of both his student and his coach, his daughter and his brother. Most of all, he recounts saying goodbye but also continuing to move on.