The story of
Patty Bayman
Patty Bayman is the author of Afterall: Our Love Story, her first memoir and a deeply personal reflection on love, caregiving, grief, and resilience.
Guided by compassion and honesty, Patty writes with vulnerability and grace, sharing her journey from young love to profound loss—and ultimately, to healing. Her story honors her late husband, Brian, while offering hope and connection to readers facing their own life-altering challenges.
Patty lives near the mountains of Colorado, where nature, quiet reflection, and creativity continue to inspire her life and writing.
About The Book
A Love Story That Refuses to End!
At just eighteen years old, Patty Bayman met Brian—the man who would become her soulmate. Their love was immediate, electric, and filled with shared dreams of music, adventure, and a life lived fully. From small-town beginnings to an unforgettable year studying music in Bordeaux, France, their story unfolds with romance, passion, and hope.
But their fairytale love takes an unexpected turn when Brian is struck by a devastating illness that alters the course of their lives forever.
What follows is not just a story of loss, but one of extraordinary devotion. For sixteen years, Patty becomes Brian’s caregiver, advocate, and constant—choosing love again and again in the face of grief, exhaustion, and heartbreak.
Afterall: Our Love Story is a testament to what it truly means to love someone in sickness and in health, to let go while still holding on, and to find purpose after profound loss.
Storyline
- Love Found
Young, passionate, immediate connection
- Dreams Built
Marriage, music, France, shared future
- Life Interrupted
Sudden illness, irreversible change
- Love Redefined
Caregiving, sacrifice, endurance
- Loss
Death and the unraveling of identity
- Legacy of Love
Grief, meaning, resilience, transformation
Testimonials
“Afterall stayed with me long after I turned the final page. Patty Bayman writes with such honesty and tenderness that you feel every joy and every heartbreak alongside her. This is a love story in its truest form—raw, courageous, and unforgettable.”
