Buch, Englisch, 272 Seiten, Format (B × H): 157 mm x 231 mm, Gewicht: 499 g
A Mother's Story of Chasing Joy in the Face of Grief
Buch, Englisch, 272 Seiten, Format (B × H): 157 mm x 231 mm, Gewicht: 499 g
ISBN: 978-1-394-35876-2
Verlag: Wiley
A testament to the depth of familial love and our ability to endure in the face of childhood terminal illness
Keep Your Head Up is the incredible tale of one family's path to perseverance in the face of devastating odds. When author Tasha Faruqui gave birth to her second daughter, Soraya, she knew immediately that something was wrong. Yet as years passed and every medical test for Soraya came back normal or inconclusive, Tasha began to realize that science doesn't always have the answers, and there are some issues in life that simply cannot be fixed. Yet, we can continue to find happy moments and celebrate the beauty of what we have.
This story gives a voice to parents and loved ones of terminally ill children, illuminating the way to comfort, community, and unbreakable hope. This book discusses terminal illness with raw honesty, demonstrating how families can provide transparency to life-limited children around a terminal diagnosis, comfort them when they are afraid of what comes next, and continue to embrace life despite ongoing challenges. With beautiful narration and a heartfelt perspective, Keep Your Head Up testifies to the true depth of familial love and the hard things we can endure with grace and resilience.
This book: - Provides guidance, hope, and understanding to parents and caregivers of terminally ill children
- Tells a story that will resonate with families facing elusive diagnoses, fickle healthcare systems, and emotional turmoil
- Offers hope that it is possible to find joy in the face of tragedy and give sick children the gift of a fully lived life
- Presents the balanced and relatable perspective of an award-winning pediatrician and parent to a child in hospice
Parents, family, and friends of terminally ill children, as well as healthcare professionals and educators, will appreciate Keep Your Head Up for its candor and its value as a guide to moving through a situation no family should have to face.
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Weitere Infos & Material
Prologue: Boulevard of Broken Dreams ix
Chapter Playlist xiii
1 Waving Through a Window 1
2 Send Me on My Way 9
3 Perfect 17
4 Take the Power Back 27
5 Nothing Better 35
6 Father of Mine 41
7 Follow You into the Dark 47
8 Welcome to Your Life 57
9 It’s Quiet Uptown 65
10 Cherub Rock 73
11 Ways to Go 81
12 Nuthin’ but a “G” Thang 87
13 Fix You 93
14 Underwater 99
15 All I Need 105
16 Vindicated 113
17 I Still Haven’t Found What I’m Looking For 121
18 Float On 127
19 The 7th Element 137
20 Mr. Brightside 141
21 The World Has Turned and Left Me Here 147
22 Sleepyhead 153
23 Just Breathe 161
24 False Confidence 169
25 Good Life 175
26 Home 181
27 Pompeii 187
28 Riptide 191
29 Don’t Give Up on Me 197
30 Time of Your Life 205
31 Landslide 209
32 Take Me to Church 217
33 Let Me In 225
34 Another Life 231
Conclusion: Take This Ride 237
Acknowledgments 241
About the Author 243
Index 245
