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Reading companions for your journey
Waiting with Gabriel: A Story of Cherishing a Baby's Brief Life
by Amy Kuebelbeck
"Exquisite ... This is not so much a book about grief and loss as it is a testament to the importance of recognizing grace and beauty in the here and now." - Publishers Weekly
“In Waiting with Gabriel, Amy Kuebelbeck writes about the unthinkable, and does it with beauty, grace, and a profound understanding of the true meaning of death as it relates to the living. ... Ultimately, it is a mother's goodbye kiss, and as such, it is heartbreaking, life-affirming, and wise.”
- Richard Paul Evans, author of the No. 1 New York Times bestseller The Christmas Box
"This is a book that should be recommended for any family that has a pregnant woman and knows that the baby will not live or for those parents whose baby is dying or has died in or outside an NICU." - Journal of Perinatal and Neonatal Nursing
"Although it brought me to tears, I would highly recommend this book both for families who are continuing pregnancies knowing that their babies have [life-limiting] conditions and also for the professionals who support them." - Perspectives in Genetic Counseling
"A courageous, generous effort that can give wise counsel to parents in similar circumstances."
- Cleveland Plain-Dealer
"Kuebelbeck's tender voice and graceful story inspire hope for anyone beset by pain and suffering. Medicine may not be able to prevent it. God may not spare it. But love sees them through it."
- Denver Catholic Register
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Empty Cradle, Broken Heart: Surviving the Death of Your Baby
by Deborah L. Davis
"This gentle book fills a void often overlooked in today's high-tech world of miracle babies..." —Booklist
"Six years of talking with families who have experienced loss through miscarriage, stillbirth or infant death equips the author to address sensitively a subject too often ignored ... there is comfort in these pages." - Mothering magazine
"As parents and caregivers search for an understanding of mourning and the 'how-to's' of meeting those emotional, physical, social and spiritual needs they will find their questions explored and a direction for answers. It is a book that every bereaved parent will want as they walk through grief." -- Sister Jane Marie Lamb, OSF, founder and director, National SHARE Office, St. Elizabeth's Hospital, Belleville, Illinois
"Davis speaks directly to the emotional and physical needs of bereaved parents. She offers important practical advice as well as a warm understanding for those who are struggling to cope with the tragedy of pregnancy loss." - Judith Lasker, author of When Pregnancy Fails
"Empty Cradle, Broken Heart not only sits by your side, it reaches out and touches your heart."
- Joy Johnson, co-director of the Centering Corporation
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Loving and Letting Go:
For Bereaved Parents who Decided to Turn Away from Aggressive Medical Intervention for Their Critically Ill Newborn
by Deborah L. Davis
Turning away from aggressive medical intervention for your critically ill newborn is surely one of the most profound, poignant, wrenching, and heartfelt decisions you will ever make. The urge to hold onto your baby at all costs can be so strong, and yet your sense of what is best for your child prevailed upon you to give your child wings. This book confirms the love, wisdom, courage, and faith that lie at the heart of letting go, and offers support for grieving and finding peace.
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Fly Away Home: For Bereaved Parents who Turned Away from Aggressive Medical Intervention for Their Critically Ill Child
by Deborah L. Davis
This gentle book affirms parents who have decided against continued aggressive medical intervention for their dying child. Looks at parents' experiences and emotions around medical ethics, decision-making, living in the shadow of death, and finding peace. Incisive quotes from parents who have been there offer the reassurance that you are not alone and that your decisions came from love, devotion, and the courage to let your beloved child fly away home.
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Stillbirth, Yet Still Born
by Deborah L. Davis
Written for parents whose baby dies before birth, this special book validates the layers of loss and grief that parents experience when birth and death coincide.
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