Letters to Muriel

By Gaylee Warner

Six-and-a-half months into her first pregnancy, author Gaylee Warner learned her daughter had a severe birth defect and would not survive long after birth. In Letters to Muriel, Gaylee presents a collection of letters she wrote to her daughter, Muriel, beginning in July of 1974 at the beginning her pregnancy.

This memoir narrates a journey of love and loss, hope and healing, and dreams and sorrow as Gaylee shares her thoughts, feelings, and experiences with her unborn daughter, always communicating how happy she was to be pregnant with her. Letters to Muriel tells the grief-filled story of how one woman and her husband loved their unborn child unconditionally and how they dealt with her death just thirty hours after her birth.

Now a nurse, Gaylee offers a recollection of her journey so others do not feel alone when facing the same challenges with their own children. Although she experienced a deep sorrow, she believes her daughter truly was a gift.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Archway Publishing
• Release date: Apr 28, 2016
• ISBN: 9781480830295

Gaylee Warner

Gaylee Warner is a retired surgical nurse and daughter of a career military officer. During her lifetime, she has lived in Morocco, Japan and all over the United States including Hawaii and Alaska. One of her many passions is reading, not only for her own enjoyment, but to children and adults of all ages. C. R. Macomber is a Southern Illinois flatlander. She was an art teacher for over 30 years. Presently, she works as a freelance artist and independent art contractor. Ms. Macomber is a grandmother of eight and a fanatical baseball fan. She loves coffee and key lime pie, any type of art and reads a book a week.

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