Mary Jane Hurley Brant's "When Every Day Matters" examines an extremely personal journey of struggle, hope, profound loss and a mother's bereavement. Brant's journal entries of the days following the passing of her daughter, Katie, are juxtaposed with details of Katie's harrowing struggle with brain cancer. The book also delves into the early teenage years of Brant, exposing the pain of losing her father to suicide.
Brant holds nothing back in her chronicle of a decade-long, life-altering crisis. She poignantly shares sentiments only a mother would know, from the sacred space of losing a child. From Katie's diagnosis in her freshman year of college, through excruciating brain surgeries and treatment, attempts to find "normal" in continuing storms, and a family's resolve to never quit, Brant reveals the passion of a family struggling to save their child.
"When Every Day Matters" takes a microscopic look at the heart of parental grief, a reality that every parent hopes to never experience. But, for a variety of reasons, many parents outlive their offspring. The remaining question, "What now?" often rings hollow. Brant's book provides a brave insight into daring to face tomorrow, finding life again, and learning to honor a lost child.
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Publication date1 October 2008
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- ASIN : B001KYG6IK
- Publisher : Simple Abundance Press (1 October 2008)
- Language : English
- File size : 666 KB
- Simultaneous device usage : Unlimited
- Text-to-Speech : Enabled
- Screen Reader : Supported
- Enhanced typesetting : Enabled
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- Word Wise : Enabled
- Print length : 303 pages
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Lois Ann Marler
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only experience can tell this story
Reviewed in the United States on 12 October 2020Verified Purchase
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LoverofWords
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A lifejacket for an angel mom
Reviewed in the United States on 2 December 2018Verified Purchase
I am an avid reader, but I rarely take the time (or expend the energy) in writing reviews...despite how much I benefit from reviews written by others! I will make an exception here. This is a remarkable book - it spans the the loss spectrum from ragged grief through returning to a hint of joy with such clarity and authenticity. In this book, the author chronicles the story of losing her beloved daughter through a series of letters and commentaries. As a relatively new member of the club with the highest dues in the world, I have read many books over this past year since losing our child. This one, however, truly struck a chord. It is brutally honest, it avoids any sugar coating...and yet, in each vignette is buried the seeds of hope for a better future. I read it in one sitting - mesmerized by the prose and the emotion of this author - and feeling such a deep connection to all that she has experienced. For those of you who have suffered the ultimate loss of a child, and for those of you who know someone who has experienced such loss, this book provides tremendous insight into the journey into...and beyond..the heart of darkness that such a loss demands. Bravo!
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Marty Tousley, Grief Counselor
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A devoted mother's story, heartfelt and beautifully told
Reviewed in the United States on 13 July 2011Verified Purchase
This is the story, heartfelt and beautifully told, of a devoted mother and primary caregiver, Mary Jane Hurley Brant, and how she endured her daughter Katie's decade-long battle with brain cancer. Having already experienced a number of significant losses in her family, the author recognizes early on that she has several choices in front of her: to be absent from her present life and the lives of those who love and need her (and whom she also needs and loves), to give up the future and live in her past memories, or to accept the multitude of gifts she has gained from being Katie's mother and trust that she will survive without her.
Following the advice of close friends to "write herself back to sanity, serenity and wholeness," the author carefully chronicles her journey through the first year of grief following her daughter's death. In the process of writing letters to Katie, she constructs an honest, intimate and loving memoir brimming with the unconditional love between mother and child, as she describes her successful efforts to champion her daughter to live her life to the fullest, reach her lofty goals and fulfill her destiny, despite the very short time this remarkable young woman was given on this earth. (While enduring treatments of her own, Katie Brant worked tirelessly to establish Katie's Kids for the Cure, aimed at finding a cure to rid children of brain tumors.)
The author peppers her writing with occasional "Looking Back Reflections" that offer additional insights, wisdom and understanding about life, love and loss, based not only on Hurley Brant's personal experience but on her education and training as a certified group psychotherapist and Human Relations Counselor as well. This example (on page 208) is a simple and eloquent description of how to help another in grief, and certainly echoes the sentiments of every bereaved parent mourning the death of a child:
"When I think about what I really needed at this time I would have to say that I needed someone to hold my hand and give me a hug. I needed someone to say something wonderful about Katie. I needed to hear someone say her name out loud. I also needed someone to tell me that while I would never be the same again that I would make it."
This is a beautiful book, and one that I would recommend highly both to caregivers and to bereaved parents as an example of determination and resilience, and a comforting source of inspiration and hope.
Following the advice of close friends to "write herself back to sanity, serenity and wholeness," the author carefully chronicles her journey through the first year of grief following her daughter's death. In the process of writing letters to Katie, she constructs an honest, intimate and loving memoir brimming with the unconditional love between mother and child, as she describes her successful efforts to champion her daughter to live her life to the fullest, reach her lofty goals and fulfill her destiny, despite the very short time this remarkable young woman was given on this earth. (While enduring treatments of her own, Katie Brant worked tirelessly to establish Katie's Kids for the Cure, aimed at finding a cure to rid children of brain tumors.)
The author peppers her writing with occasional "Looking Back Reflections" that offer additional insights, wisdom and understanding about life, love and loss, based not only on Hurley Brant's personal experience but on her education and training as a certified group psychotherapist and Human Relations Counselor as well. This example (on page 208) is a simple and eloquent description of how to help another in grief, and certainly echoes the sentiments of every bereaved parent mourning the death of a child:
"When I think about what I really needed at this time I would have to say that I needed someone to hold my hand and give me a hug. I needed someone to say something wonderful about Katie. I needed to hear someone say her name out loud. I also needed someone to tell me that while I would never be the same again that I would make it."
This is a beautiful book, and one that I would recommend highly both to caregivers and to bereaved parents as an example of determination and resilience, and a comforting source of inspiration and hope.
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ObrienF
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Inspirational in so many ways
Reviewed in the United States on 9 August 2018Verified Purchase
In my heart wrenching journey through grief I have searched for books that would help me. If you or someone you know is dealing with a terminal diagnosis, or is grieving, read When Every Day Matters. It is real. You will feel like you are reading your friend’s story. You may feel like you could have written parts of it. It will touch you heart.
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Carol Jane Porter
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This is what you want to read when you lose your child
Reviewed in the United States on 3 December 2018Verified Purchase
I bought this book when my son passed away suddenly four years ago. There is really nothing that will get rid of the pain from your loss, but this book helped me through a very hard time, just knowing someone like me is out there and having the same feelings.
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