Piece of My Heart by Molly Fumia

Piece of My Heart by Molly Fumia

Despite advancements in the care of those who are suffering from the loss of a child to miscarriage, stillbirth, or infant death, many parents, especially mothers, cannot or will not give themselves permission to mourn. Their feelings are real and complex, yet they are often denied a safe place to live through and ultimately befriend the grieving. A Piece of My Heart is such a friend.

The moving story of a mother's loss of her weekold son, it chronicles an amazing journey that began with denial and guilt, found its way through remembrance and reconciliation, and ended in resolution and surprising joy.

A beautiful book about the necessity of grieving the loss of unlived lives, it shows readers who are going through similar experiences a shared understanding and wraps them in a warm cloak of support and friendship. Readers will be affirmed in the sacred right of all parents to mourn the loss of their children, however short their lives, and will be shown the path toward eventual healing.

Molly Fumia holds a master's degree in theology from the Graduate Theological Union in Berkeley, California. Molly is the author of books on the transformative nature of grief, including Honor Thy Children, Safe Passage, and A Piece of My Heart. She lives with her husband and seven children in Los Gatos, California.