A popular author who penned heartfelt letters to her future husband’s dating profile has died after a battle with ovarian cancer.
Amy Crouse Rosenthal, author of more than 28 children’s books, died Monday at age 51.
Ms Rosenthal published an article in The New York Times in February detailing her health problems and asking readers to think about her relationship with her husband.
Amy Crouse Rosenthal lost her battle with ovarian cancer.
“I want more time with Jason. I want more time with my kids. I want more time to sip martinis at the Green Mill Jazz Club on Thursday nights. But none of this is possible. I probably only have a few more days to live as a human on this planet, so why am I doing this?” Rosenthal wrote in a post titled “You Might Want to Marry My Husband.”
“I plan on finishing this on Valentine’s Day, and the most sincere, non-vase-based gift I can hope for is that the right person reads this, finds Jason, and a new love story begins.”
A woman writes a beautiful blog for her husband’s future partner
The moving piece was praised online, with many readers commenting about their own experiences with terminal illness and grief, as well as their hopes and wishes for future relationships.
Rosenthal, who began writing in the late 1990s, began her career in advertising before turning to children’s books.
According to the Associated Press, Rosenthal had completed seven picture books before his death, including “Dear Girl,” which he co-wrote with his daughter Paris.
The author of “Uni the Unicorn” has also contributed to NPR, Amy Poehler’s Smart Girls and The Oprah Magazine.