Wishlist promises to be a deep and dark story about battling cancer, a bone marrow transplant patient that covers depression in men, suicide and intervention by social services. The principle character suffers two bone marrow transplants, three heart attacks, and complete body cancer. Her life hovers between life and that of the angles. In another ward, her close friend, Tom, passes away with seemingly just lung cancer. His heartbroken widow is torn apart with grief. Yet his ghostly shadow haunts her every waking moment. He desperately temps her to cross over, and live in heaven with him. Holly marries her handsomely rugged, Turkish man. Holiday romances, deep stories of long term illness, home help and love lost. Wishlist casts a shadow on every human soul. It is impossible not to cry. Valerie O' Brien began writing poetry whilst living on a United Nations base in Cyprus. She has continued to write on and off ever since. At the age of nineteen she joined the Irish Army. She was promoted to the Rank of Corporal and filled a variety and wide spectrum of operational, administrative and combat roles. She then switched tracks and qualified as a Beautician and makeup artist.