Forever Our Angels [Paperback]

Hannah Stone (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: March 22, 2006

No one knows the devastation and heartache of losing a baby more than a father or mother but rarely is it discussed. The parents are told to move on with their lives and forge ahead but the pain is always there. "Forever Our Angels" is a collection of personal stories told by the men and women who were dealt the blow of miscarriage.

Editorial Reviews

Review

Families suffering the early loss of much wanted babies will no doubt find comfort in knowing they are not alone. -- Lynda Haddon, Multiplebirthsfamily.com

About the Author

Hannah Stone is a wife and mother, as well as a survivor of pregnancy loss. "Forever Our Angels" is her first book.

Product Details

• Paperback: 103 pages
• Publisher: Lulu.com (March 22, 2006)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1411670736
• ISBN-13: 978-1411670730
• Product Dimensions: 9 x 6 x 0.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 6.4 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #890,187 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

Customer Reviews

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5.0 out of 5 stars Pregnancy and Child loss help, November 23, 2007

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Crystal Adkins "Crystal's book reviews" (Ashland, KY) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Forever Our Angels (Paperback)

Forever Our Angels by Hannah Stone is a collection of heart-felt and heart-wrenching stories from men and women alike that have all suffered child loss. Whether it be from miscarriage or still birth, each loss is unexplainably hard to deal with. I personally don't think it can ever be just dealt with. That child will always hold a special place in your heart and there will be days when you remember something about that day and hurt all over again.

Each story explains how the person felt when they found out they were expecting, how they started to feel when something was not quite right, and the denial and guilt when they were told the horrible news. " I'm sorry, there is no heartbeat, your baby is dead." Crushing all hopes for some that it was not meant to be, and then for others that keep their hopes up of still conceiving in the future.

Miscarriage is more common than most think. 1 in 4 women suffer miscarriage early on; that saying about making it past the 12th week is not always true. The women in this book lost the children at different times throughout the pregnancy; some had to have D&C's when it was still early enough and then others were faced with birthing their dead child.

I am one of the one in four women that have had a miscarriage and I know personally how hard it is once you've lost the little life growing inside of you that you yearn to snuggle with one day. I had the support of my husband and family, but they could not really console me because it was me that had lost the child. I wish I had found this book right after my miscarriage, I believe it would have helped ease the pain knowing that others have experienced the same kind of loss.

Hannah Stone is also the author of Remembering Our Angels, another book on personal stores of healing from pregnancy loss. Ms. Stone's novella was heart warming and can bring a sense of peace to the reader that may have experienced this kind of overwhelming pain. If you are in need of coping or needing to hear other stories to see that you're not alone, then please pick up Forever Our Angels. It will help. 5 Hearts

4.0 out of 5 stars Forever our Angels-review, September 20, 2007

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GM (NYC, NY) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Forever Our Angels (Paperback)

I ordered this book because I had been personally grieving a pregnancy loss for about five months. I must say that the stories are very personal and detailed..as though the parent were speaking to you.

It was a book that I read in two evenings and I would reccomend it to anyone who is coming full circle with their grief as it offered me some closure in that I am not alone.

The book CAN be a little sad and so I reccomend it with some caution as it may not be appropriate for someone who has JUST suffered a miscarriage or stillbirth, etc.

Finally, I have actually placed the copy of the book near the pictures of my children that I DID have because it reminds me that my losses are FOREVER MY ANGELS.

5.0 out of 5 stars Written simply and elegantly, December 31, 2006

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Reader Views "Reviews, by readers, for readers" (Austin, Texas) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Forever Our Angels (Paperback)

Reviewed by Debra Gaynor for Reader Views (12/06)

After suffering her second miscarriage Hannah Stone searched for a book that would help her through her grief. Not finding a book that offered the assistance she needed she decided to write it herself. She has successfully authored a book that will support other women facing the same loss and the same feelings.

"Forever Our Angels" tells the stories of parents, mothers and fathers who share their heartache with others so that perhaps their grief will give comfort and support to someone else. I found myself in tears when reading this book. I remember well the heartache of losing two children to miscarry. No one spoke of it. It was as though the children never existed. I was supposed to pick up and go on ignoring the fact that a part of my husband and I no longer existed. I wish there had been a book like this one to offer support.

The poem by Pablo Neruda expresses the grief of losing a child:

"...forgive me
If you are not living
if you, my beloved, my love
if you
have died,
all the leaves will fall on my breast
it will rain upon my soul night and day
the snow will burn my heart,
I shall walk with cold and fire and death and snow
my feet will want to march toward where you sleep,
but
I shall go on living..."

Ms Stone and others courageously offer a glimpse into what they suffered. They offer comfort by acknowledging that a child did exist. "Forever Our Angels" is written simply and elegantly. It is with honor that I recommend this book to those who have suffered a loss or those who know someone who has.

Received book free of charge.