This book is so incredibly heartbreaking. No parent plans to lose a child, and Stephan puts the pain into a book focusing on some great memories of her life and her daughter's time with her. I was blown away by the raw honesty found in so many places.Stephan is a good writer with a solid understanding of how to write a powerful memoir. I often felt like I was sitting with her in those hospital rooms sharing her pain. The book takes you into the depth of what having a sick child feels like (her daughter eventually passed away from complications caused by juvenile diabetes). She gives an honest look at what the medical community looked like to her from the side of a parent with a dying child.It isn't an easy read. Not because Stephan does anything wrong, but rather because the book is just so sad. I enjoyed reading her story even if my heart was crushed by the end. This was a sad an mostly interesting book. It was a little too disjointed to be a really good book. And some of it seemed to be set up to be a shock or surprise. The book also points out something that most of us don't ever realize -people who are on assistance or who are in the criminal system, even for minor crimes, are treated much differently by medical professionals than the rest of us are.I saw this happen to someone that is vaguely connected to my life. Disturbing really, when all the dislike of doctors and nurses is so obvious. However, there are two sides to every story and perhaps her love for her daughter masked some of the truth.
I'm sure this is a good book, but I found it too painful to read, so apologies for the lone star.
—ducky1113
I wish it was more about her grief and the process than about her life.
—sungjaehan
Very moving. Reminds you to think about the important stuff in life.
—pjoe12
A very good book about getting through grief. Couldn't put it down.
—bmacd836
