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| Waiting With Gabriel: A Story of Cherishing a Baby's Brief Life | 
 enlarge | Author: Amy Kuebelbeck
Publisher: Loyola Press
Category: Book
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Avg. Customer Rating:  (44 reviews)
Sales Rank: 63663
Media: Hardcover
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 174
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.4
Dimensions (in): 8.1 x 6.1 x 0.9
ISBN: 082941603X
Dewey Decimal Number: 155.937
EAN: 9780829416039
ASIN: 082941603X
Publication Date: February 1, 2003
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 Waiting with Gabriel August 14, 2008
This story was so touching. I cried through most of the book. There is something to be said about a parent who can relate their feelings so clearly through obvious grief and still make it to the end of the story. My prayers are with them.
Waiting With Gabriel: A Story of Cherishing a Baby's Brief Life May 12, 2008
After reading about Gabriel and his family in an article, I immediately searched my local bookstores but came up empty handed. I placed orders at two large retailers who could not promise they would ever be able to get the book in for certain due to supply and demand so I hit the internet to buy even a used copy if possible. I placed my order and upgraded shipping to receive it ASAP. I could not put this book down as soon as it arrived. I finished it the same day I started it. I cannot thank the authors enough for putting into words what they experienced and allowing me to get to know Gabriel. I do not doubt that I will never forget him. I feel as though he has a permanent place in my heart, and being a healthcare professional that unfortunately deals with this exact scenario at times, it allows me to understand more than ever before so many things from "the other side." I will be forever touched by this beautiful little boy's life story. This book should be required reading for all healthcare professionals, as it reminds us how precious each moment in life and death is. I cannot count the number of times Gabriel has flooded my mind since finishing the book. What a remarkable little man to be able to touch people he never met. Thank you to the authors for allowing others to catch just a glimpse of your childs life and experiences with him. I am forever grateful that this book was written.
I couldn't put it down... July 26, 2007
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
I read this story only a few weeks after losing my own newborn daughter to a severe heart defect. I was amazed at the many similarities between my experience and the author's. I guess it was helpful to know that someone else has experienced this pain and has survived it. The story of Gabriel will always be close to my heart.
Healing words December 23, 2006
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I received this book from a friend at the MISS Foundation after finding out some very difficult things about my son and realizing that he was going to die. Amy's words were so touching and so amazing. There were so many times I had to put the book down to cry because I'd been feeling just the same as she was in the book. It was as if she was reading my mind. Every one who is going through a difficult pregnancy or has lost a child should read this beautiful tribute to a child that will always be loved as every bereved parent has that same hole in their heart where their child should be.
A great review of the most difficult choice ever, December 4, 2006
1 out of 3 found this review helpful
This is a great touching read if you are able to accept other people's difficult choices and explaination of that choice. If you making decisions about an HLHS child, this may not be the read for you. It is an inspirational story of dealing with this difficult decision; but it is not a theoretical review of the choices involved.
Being the brother of an individual who has had to go through a decision like this, I was touched and inspired by the story. However, I would never recommend this book to my sister. Read with an open mind while thinking of the personal story at hand. It is one of inspiration and courage. No one wants to have to make a decision like this and the way this situation was dealt with was inspirational no matter your own personal opinion.
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