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With Angel Wings Stephanie A Collins Donna J Erickson Charles W Davis 9781627766807 Books

With Angel's Wings is beautifully written by Stephanie A. Collins about her struggles with two special needs children. As the mother of a special needs child, I read the book in short spurts because she transported me back in time to the frustrations of dealing with the medical community, the astronomical medical bills, an angry husband who is fed up with all the problems, and the struggle to find hope in a hopeless situation.

Like Stephanie, I watched in horror as multiple needle pricks tried to find veins far too delicate to pierce. I felt her pain as she watched the efforts to save a child by inflicting even more pain and suffering. There are no words to describe the fury I felt when a nurse plunged the needle into my infant nearly 15 times before extracting the precious blood for testing, only to turn around and have the vial slip off her tablet and shatter on the floor. This is the heartbreak of standing by helplessly hoping for a solution to medical problems far beyond anything the average parent can visualize.

This is also a love story. Stephanie found a partner, lover, and friend who supported her efforts to protect and raise both children with love and compassion.

The lack of sleep when caring for a special needs child has devastating consequences for the parent who sleeps for only minutes at a time but still has to find the energy to not only care for the children, but earn the money to put food on the table. On the days when there just isn't enough, the mother feeds her child rather than herself.

Stephanie's story of love will make you take a new look at your own child and praise God for all the blessings in your life. If you haven't experienced it, you cannot begin to imagine the terror of walking into that ER with a limp child in your arms with eyes open and rolled back. You want to scream but find you can barely whisper your frantic prayer for help. I strongly recommend this book to everyone. You will never know the true blessings of your own life until you explore the challenges others have faced in life.


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With Angel Wings Stephanie A Collins Donna J Erickson Charles W Davis 9781627766807 Books Reviews

This book is actually a memoir of a difficult time in the author's life. However, it is written in the third person voice, and the names of the people have been changed. It's an honest look at the author's life with her unimaginably selfish first husband.

The work chronicles their early challenges with raising two special needs children. Laura and Kevin (the names the author gives to the couple) marry young. Then, when Laura gives birth to two unique daughters within three years of each other, the couples' lives are turned upside down. They are forced to make tough decisions in many areas of their lives. Will their marriage last?

The plot centers mainly on the struggle to diagnose and treat the life-threatening genetic condition of Hannah, the youngest daughter. The surgeries, the trips to emergency rooms, and the struggle to find the right balance of medication are all detailed. The diagnosis of Emily, the older daughter's, condition is also mentioned.

I appreciated the medical details. These facts broaden the readers' knowledge. They may also offer useful information for the future.

I rejoiced in Stephanie's exposure of the fallibility of many members of the medical community; I have been subject to it for my whole life. This is a topic that seems to be taboo, yet it shouldn't be. The public has a right to know the startling truth and protect themselves.

I applaud Stephanie's herculean mental and physical strength; few can match it!

The sensitive reader should take note there is some foul language and sexual content. However, I would recommend this book to open-minded lovers of inspiring stories.
When it comes to ‘your’ kids, nothing is more important. As a parent, I know that. You always expect a new birth to be perfect and most of the time they will be. But what if the unexpected happens? Laura is ready to welcome her newborn into the world, but there is a problem in the delivery room. The nurse is taking too long to introduce me to my baby, she thinks. Concern…then panic…this is only the beginning. Her husband is halfway around the world on a ship. Emily is waiting with family for her mother to bring her new sister home.

The story is very well written from a mother’s point of view. I enjoyed every minute and couldn’t wait to see what was going to happen next. Actually, I hated it because of the pain Laura and the kids went through, but that’s why I loved the book. It is a story which shouldn’t happen to anyone, but this happens every day. It is a story that needed to be told. Every prospective parent, whether it’s your first, second, or third child, should read this book. It’s always good to be prepared for the worst. If you have a relative with a special needs child, you should read this book as well.

I wasn’t certain there could be a happy ending to this story, but the author ended it on a high note. The story was not a cliffhanger, but the story is not over. I am curious as to what lay ahead for Laura, Emily and especially little Hannah.
This is a heart wrenching story, and very painful read. This is Laura’s story about an unfortunate marriage, and an extremely difficult parenting. To have two very sick children, is bad enough, not to talk of a card for a husband. How bad can that be?

My qualm with this story is that it was written almost exclusive in introspective thoughts, too many that, after a while, I had to skip them to get to the real story. Without these introspective thoughts, the author would have written a great and touching story, but the too many distractions weakened and belabored the story.

It was hard to read about the travails that Laura had to endure, but for the love and support of Daniel. Daniel is one of those jewels of a man, rare to meet, and Laura was as lucky with him as she was unlucky with Kevin, the man-child she married. I will advise the author to edit this book again, and remove all the introspections, so that she can have a great book.
With Angel's Wings is beautifully written by Stephanie A. Collins about her struggles with two special needs children. As the mother of a special needs child, I read the book in short spurts because she transported me back in time to the frustrations of dealing with the medical community, the astronomical medical bills, an angry husband who is fed up with all the problems, and the struggle to find hope in a hopeless situation.

Like Stephanie, I watched in horror as multiple needle pricks tried to find veins far too delicate to pierce. I felt her pain as she watched the efforts to save a child by inflicting even more pain and suffering. There are no words to describe the fury I felt when a nurse plunged the needle into my infant nearly 15 times before extracting the precious blood for testing, only to turn around and have the vial slip off her tablet and shatter on the floor. This is the heartbreak of standing by helplessly hoping for a solution to medical problems far beyond anything the average parent can visualize.

This is also a love story. Stephanie found a partner, lover, and friend who supported her efforts to protect and raise both children with love and compassion.

The lack of sleep when caring for a special needs child has devastating consequences for the parent who sleeps for only minutes at a time but still has to find the energy to not only care for the children, but earn the money to put food on the table. On the days when there just isn't enough, the mother feeds her child rather than herself.

Stephanie's story of love will make you take a new look at your own child and praise God for all the blessings in your life. If you haven't experienced it, you cannot begin to imagine the terror of walking into that ER with a limp child in your arms with eyes open and rolled back. You want to scream but find you can barely whisper your frantic prayer for help. I strongly recommend this book to everyone. You will never know the true blessings of your own life until you explore the challenges others have faced in life.