Hurting Hope; What parents feel when their children suffer
Charles Hewlett
ISBN 9781903689745
152 pages.
Published 15 May 2011
£2.99 - £8.99
PB, Kindle, Epub
“Sometimes being a father isn’t what it was meant to be… It’s hard to describe the very moment when you first comprehend that something significant is wrong with your child-that they have a major illness or disability, or that they are going to die. In that moment, you realize there has not been a mistake, it is your child, and nothing can be done about it. It is only a second in time, but it needs so much longer to explain…” In this book Charles and Joanne Hewlett share honestly about parenthood dominated by sickness, disability, suffering, death and grief. Their strong Christian faith gives them hope, but the pain and the misunderstanding and the struggle still has to be lived, one day at a time. This gritty book is essential reading for all carers, nurses, counsellors and others who support such families with disabled children.
“It was totally absorbing, disturbing and insightful.” (New Zealand Social Worker)
“Very well written and should be given to every nurse in training.” (Nurse – Starship Hospital)
“I know a mother who desperately needs to read this. It’s bitingly honest.” (Child psychotherapist – ADHB)
“Charles and Joanne have done families and health professionals a great service in writing about their experiences and being prepared to let us in to their personal and private world.” (Palliative Care social worker – Starship Hospital)
Sometimes
Diagnosis
The Phone Call
Coffee Group
God
An Angel
Janelle
James
Titirangi
Exhaustion
Emptiness
Boxing Day
More Angels
Coping
Acceptance
Decisions
The Corridor
The Monitor
At Peace
Funeral Prayer
Joanne
Life
Together
Faith
Photos
Again
Waiting
Birth
Déjà vu
Shopping
Jessica
Four
Perfect