I Wish I Could Have Told You: But I Could Not

When I popped open the lock on the bathroom door and swung it inward all I could cry out was, “Oh God! No! No! No!” There was my Mickey, slumped over with her face in the water of the bathtub, a plastic razor floating near her feet.
My 12 year old daughter had suffered a cardiac arrest while getting ready for what would have been her first day of Seventh Grade. Little did I know that as I pulled her from the bathtub and began CPR it was just the beginning of a nightmare that would last 38 days.
I’ve been asked what it was like to sit by the bedside of my daughter as she clung to life, deep in a coma. This book gives the answer to that question and more.
This is my story about all the hours spent waiting and praying for a miracle. Days filled with an endless litany of questions and speculation. Weeks spent watching from the sidelines as doctors and nurses did everything they could to save my child. Experiencing the helplessness of trying to answer the questions of our other two children as they struggled to grasp what was happening to their sister.
Join me as I reflect upon life, death and the hope that brings courage and strength in the face of overwhelming odds. If you've had a child battle an illness over a long period of time in a hospital setting then you will be able to identify with what I’ve written in this book. This is my personal journey and struggle as I walked through the valley of the shadow of death.