Book details

  • Genre:health & fitness
  • Sub-genre:Fertility & Infertility
  • Language:English
  • Pages:155
  • eBook ISBN:9781483518626

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Breathing Faith

A Journey through Infertility and a High-Risk Pregnancy

By Lori Stott

Overview

"Breathing Faith: A Journey through Infertility and a High-Risk Pregnancy" is a compelling, true story of one woman's extraordinary path to becoming a mother. At times hilarious and at others, nail-biting, Lori Stott writes with an easy, conversational tone that draws the reader in from the very first page. This book is recommended not only for anyone dealing with fertility challenges, but also for the people that love them, as well as medical students, physicians and midwives.

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Description

"Breathing Faith: A Journey through Infertility and a High-Risk Pregnancy" is a compelling, true story of one woman's extraordinary path to becoming a mother. At times hilarious and at others, nail-biting, Lori Stott writes with an easy, conversational tone that draws the reader in from the very first page. This book is recommended not only for anyone dealing with fertility challenges, but also for the people that love them, as well as medical students, physicians and midwives. Lori Stott wrote this book to give hope and inspiration to women and men who so desperately want to conceive a child but can not…yet. The infertility ride is oftentimes maddening and people experiencing it often feel deeply saddened, isolated and alone. Readers will finish "Breathing Faith" with a feeling of having traveled with Lori Stott through every moment of her resilient, heartbreaking, roller coaster ride toward motherhood. Get ready to laugh, cry and learn how to "breathe faith" with Lori as she takes readers on a grand adventure through infertility, a high-risk pregnancy and ultimately to the birth of her daughter.

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About The Author

Lori Stott lives in the Rocky Mountains with her beloved husband and daughter and three kooky animals. A fundraising professional by day, she writes personal essays at night. She's been published in several anthologies, including “Knowing Pains: Women on Love, Sex and Work in Our 40s” and "Heartscapes: True Stories of Remembered Love." A late-bloomer to the writing world, she's already won several writing contests and her work has appeared in Elephant Journal. Lori wrote this book to be of service to other women and men who may be entwined in the maddening world of infertility and/or a high-risk pregnancy. Her story is "over the top" and provides the reader with hope not easily found in other books about fertility issues. The book is not just for people experiencing infertility. This book takes the reader on a journey that Lori and her husband shared while trying to conceive a child. Weaving stories from her life into the narrative makes for compelling reading. Breathing Faith is Lori's first book. She is currently working on her second, a series of essays about parenthood.

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