Empty Arms: A Heavy Load to Carry [Paperback]

Dorothy Donham (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: December 13, 2004

The author of Empty Arms: A Heavy Load to Carry invites you to take a candid glimpse into her private struggle with infertility. The author shatters the walls of silence that often surround couples with infertility by sharing her own personal experience. This unique journey has been captured in journal format for the baby she hoped to conceive, her “angel baby.” She poured out her overwhelming mix of emotions as despairing events actually unfolded. Her longing becomes more evident in each subsequent entry. Empty Arms: A Heavy Load to Carry will reach out and grab you by the heart as you witness this journey of faith-bending determination. After many unexpected twists and turns, a miracle awaits at the end of the road.

Product Details

• Paperback: 134 pages
• Publisher: PublishAmerica (December 13, 2004)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1413750907
• ISBN-13: 978-1413750904
• Product Dimensions: 8.4 x 5.4 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 8.5 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #4,936,421 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

Customer Reviews

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1 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A page turner..., June 7, 2005

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C. Meador (OH, USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Empty Arms: A Heavy Load to Carry (Paperback)

Empty Arms: A Heavy Load to Carry by Dorothy Donham is an emotional rollercoaster of wanting a child yet told you cannot conceive. She takes you on a couples odyssey of heart break and realization of a dream. Her poignant write from beginning when doctors appeared to lack compassion to elation when her pregnancy test is positive will keep you glued to the pages.

You will find yourself cheering them on in the quest to have a child, a family to complete her dreams. They walk in faith that their dreams will become reality even though they appear to be on a mountain climb of never ending procedures and tests. Truely an inspiring write for everyone.

Dorothy Donham puts a heart, face, and family to an issue many women face in society. We stand afar and can only wonder at what they must be going through. Dorothy gives you her personal journal of her accounts that is sure to soar to new hieghts. A very wonderful write from a blessed woman.

1 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Heartbreaking, heartwarming!, March 23, 2005

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Shelia Bolt Rudesill "AUTHOR" (North Carolina) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Empty Arms: A Heavy Load to Carry (Paperback)

Few people understand a woman's emotional need to conceive, carry and nurse a child of her own. And even fewer understand the emotional turmoil that committed couples endure when they discover they cannot conceive. Fewer yet understand the mental anguish (and physical pain for the woman) that the couple faces as they contend with a mirage of tests, procedures and failed attempts to reproduce. "Empty Arms: A Heavy Load to Carry" by Dorothy Donham is a both a heartbreaking and heartwarming saga of one couple's struggle with infertility. The author bears her soul through a collection of journal entries to expose infertility on a personal basis. Have a full box of Kleenex on hand when you read this book, especially the final pages!

1 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Refreshing and Inspirational, February 1, 2005

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Shana Johnson (PA, USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Empty Arms: A Heavy Load to Carry (Paperback)

I have a copy of Ms. Donham's new book, Empty Arms..., and I found it to be quite refreshing. It was so nice to find a realistic perspective of the unexpected pain that infertility can cause. I appreciated the invitation to read Ms. Donham's journal and quietly follow her through the up's and down's of her journey. I laughed, cried, and celebrated her joy when she finally received her miracles! I would highly recommend this book to all who are dealing with infertility. I found a new hope by reading this book. I know that I can look at my own situation differently now and I look forward to the time when I too can celebrate my long-awaited child.