A Time to Decide a Time to Heal: For Parents Making Difficult Decisions About Babies They Love [Paperback]

Molly A. Minnick (Author), Kathleen J. Delp (Author), Mary C. Ciotti (Editor)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 1878526391 | ISBN-13: 978-1878526397 | Publication Date: December 1992 | Edition: 4th

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Product Details

• Paperback
• Publisher: Pineapple Pr; 4th edition (December 1992)
• ISBN-10: 1878526391
• ISBN-13: 978-1878526397
• Product Dimensions: 8.3 x 8.2 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 8.8 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (8 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #327,561 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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15 of 15 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A must-read for all forced to make a difficult choice......., June 3, 2003

By A Customer

This review is from: A Time to Decide a Time to Heal: For Parents Making Difficult Decisions About Babies They Love (Paperback)

I wish our geneticist would have had copies of this book ready to hand out (along with the medical information about our baby's chromosomal abnormality). It would have been a HUGE help to have read this BEFORE interrupting our pregnancy (We learned of this book the week after losing our baby). This reaffirms our choice...we (as THOUSANDS of other parents) chose the route we did out of the utmost love for our unborn son.

The book has stories shared by others who have 'walked a mile in my shoes'; however, most of them went through the L&D process (the main method at the time this book was written). It doesn't mention much about D&E (except for a short section).

If you find yourselves or someone that you love in this heart-wrenching situation, by all means read this book!!!

13 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars beautiful book, September 13, 2003

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Janice Murray (Hope, British Columbia Canada) - See all my reviews

This review is from: A Time to Decide a Time to Heal: For Parents Making Difficult Decisions About Babies They Love (Paperback)

I found this book to be an expression of love and support by parents who have had to make the hardest decision. It is filled with wonderful thoughts and memories of those who have loved and lost a child. It was a help for my husband and I who had to make the heartwrenching decision of terminating our pregnancy.

I would recommend this book to anyone who has loved and lost a child.

13 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent, compassionate look at a difficult decision., October 28, 1998

By A Customer

This review is from: A Time to Decide a Time to Heal: For Parents Making Difficult Decisions About Babies They Love (Paperback)

This is an excellent book for those who are facing a difficult decision regarding abnormalities in their unborn children. The book skillfully presents the voices of the parents and those who help them come to their decisions. There is no effort to bias the reader as the book progresses, there are just the words of the parents. There is concise, clear presentation of fact regarding the process from the clinical perspective. This information could have been written verbatim from my experience, so I can confidently say there is a definite ring of truth to this book. It would also be a gentle and loving way for someone to express their concern and non judgemental support for anyone facing this decision.