Shocked with an extensive list of fetal anomalies and life-threatening diagnoses for her sweet potato-sized unborn child, Emily K Whiting’s world, seemingly so secure and certain moments before the fateful ultrasound, flips upside down and inside out. She has a choice: to embrace the gift that is her daughter, loosen her grip on her illusion of control and face an unimaginable series of surgeries and setbacks, or to let fear and mistrust consume her. If she cannot hold onto hope that her daughter might survive, and possibly even thrive, then who can?

This gut-wrenching true story of a mother’s heartache and healing captures the essence of hope and is a window into the realities parents face when raising children with medical complexities. Emily shares her walk with fear and faith with startling vulnerability and transparency and provides practical tips for anyone learning to hold onto hope in the midst of heartache. This is a story of grit, grace and, most of all, love.