Christine K. Ikenberry

Heaven's Child: Recovering from the Loss of an Infant Christine K. Ikenberry

Born on New Year's Eve, Jenni had her whole life in front of her and the upcoming new year seemed to have nothing but joy and promise in store. It was to be a year of firsts: her first foods, her first tooth, her first words, her first steps, her first Christmas, her first birthday. Yet not one of these important milestones would be reached as the world of one mother would suddenly change forever when this beautiful gift from heaven had to be returned just 87 days after her arrival. In this book her mother recounts the events of her birth and those of her death due to SIDS. She takes you on a poetic journey towards self-discovery on the road to her own recovery.