Surviving The Loss of My Child: The Survival Series

By Penny Myers

Penny is a proud new mom. Her heart is filled with joy until her daughter Laura is diagnosed with a degenerative disease. The doctor says,"This mother will need support when she is told of the outcome of her baby's test results." Laura has 6 months to live. Penny's grief, pain and her coping strategies will be her tools of resiliency to survive the burial of her four-year old.

 

The author will share her struggles with how to live day to day with the news. How does a mother spend her time with her child knowing time is limited?
 

The author speaks of her real life raw authentic experiences. She holds back nothing, being totally vulnerable. This is why the readers connect so well with Penny's style of writing.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Penny Myers
• Release date: Feb 19, 2021
• ISBN: 9781777589950

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Surviving the Loss of My Child

Surviving the Loss of My Child

Penny Myers

Copyright © 2021 by Penny Myers

ISBN: 987-1-7775899-5-0

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Contents

Preface

1. My Daughter Has Six Months to Live

2. Life After the Diagnosis – Death

3. Life After My Baby Dies

4. Relationships with Family and Friends

5. Coping Skills and Resilience

Addendum

Handling the Holidays

About the Author

Acknowledgments

Praise for Penny Myers

Time waits for no one, and it won’t wait for me.

As days blend into weeks, months, and years, some cannot believe how fast life goes on?

I agreed to meet Penny, she was from a small rural town some time ago, just like my small town.

We made plans to meet for a coffee. The only similarity between the two of us was the loss of a child, our son’s.

Both boys have died too young, both seeming to have adventure and life in front of them.

We, Penny, and I and our families remember dates, our resolve, our learnings, and our teachings and goals to effect change for the betterment of all. Mainly for youth and ultimately the world.

We may have some times and events confused and blend some but make no mistake; we were committed to our roles for a change. 

Penny reacted to her life-changing crisis the same as we did with ours. We both saw the commitment to advocate for change and the many similar issues in our youth, schools, communities, and yes, the world in the tragic deaths of 2 young men.

We conversed, conspired, planned, and attended each other’s events.

We still have the dream to continue our goal to make something better for our youth.

We have had many people come along, stand us up, brush us off, and push us forward. I know I speak for both of us; thank You too all.

As I said, time waits for no one, but all we have is time. 

Go, Penny, you helped, you made me better, and we appreciate the love and support.

Peace

Mike Neuts, Founder and Chairperson http://www.makechildrenbetternow.com/ son Myles Neuts Born - August 14, 1987, Died - February 12, 1998

My heart is full when I speak of my daughters, Marsha I Knapp and Melanie M McLeod. They are truly my rock at times. They never judge me when I say I need to write a book about surviving life’s struggles. At the time of my life experience with my firstborn, Laura, the girls were very young (ages two and one). They were pretty much unaware of their sister dying. This book will also introduce their children, my grandchildren, to their aunt whom they never knew nor did they know her story.

Melanie commented on a project I was working on some years ago: "Very well-done, Mother! So thorough and well written, almost like you can tell it has come from the heart! From someone who cares and