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Life Touches Life: A Mother's Story of Stillbirth and Healing »

Book cover image of Life Touches Life: A Mother's Story of Stillbirth and Healing by Lorraine Ash

Authors: Lorraine Ash, Christiane Northrup
ISBN-13: 9780939165506, ISBN-10: 0939165503
Format: Paperback
Publisher: NewSage Press
Date Published: April 2004
Edition: (Non-applicable)

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Author Biography: Lorraine Ash

Book Synopsis

In spite of the fact that 1 in every 115 deliveries is a stillborn baby, stillbirth continues to be a taboo subject. In Life Touches Life, Lorraine Ash describes how she met that silence head-on. After a trouble-free pregnancy, her baby was declared dead on what was to be her date of birth. Following a C-section, Ash fought a fever that raged at 104 degrees and almost succumbed to the silent B-strep infection that had killed her daughter. Devastated by the experience, Ash sought solace and perspective in all the old places and found little relief. In this moving account she discusses the inner changes she faced after the stillbirth of her daughter, delves into spiritual questions that shook her soul, and examines the connection between mother and child that transcends separation and death.

Table of Contents

Forewordvi
Chapter 1The Joy of Anticipation1
Chapter 2A Heartbeat Away9
Chapter 3Holding Victoria19
Chapter 4In the Grip of the Fever25
Chapter 5Going Home31
Chapter 6I Am Not Alone39
Chapter 7The Question of God and the Great Beyond51
Chapter 8Divine Silence61
Chapter 9Insensitive People and Extraordinary Kindness69
Chapter 10Re-Entering the World85
Chapter 11Finding Peace97
Chapter 12A Virtual Memorial109
Chapter 13Getting Through the Holidays115
Chapter 14Let the Healing Begin129
Chapter 15The Difficult Land of Love and Grief141
Chapter 16Four Years Later151
About Stillbirth163
Resources169
Acknowledgments173
About the Author175

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