On May 10th 2018, Jim Gibans, Nina's husband of more than 60 years died. In April of 2018, when Jim's health started to decline, Nina wrote to him, she wrote him poetry. She wrote him a poem almost every day. And she read them to him. Rosepetals: towards memory... is a collection of poetry by Nina Gibans in honor and celebration of her late husband Jim Gibans.