A Time to Decide, A Time to Heal

Edited by Molly A. Minnick, A.C.S.W. and Kathleen J. Delp, A.C.S.W. with Mary C. Ciotti, M.D. This book is must for all professionals working in the expanding field of prenatal diagnosis and reproductive genetics and for the parents in their care. It is written by parents who have faced the news of a fetal anomaly with grief and courage. Read their words and learn of their journey through grief and healing. Pineapple Press is pleased to announce the publication of the 4th edition of “A Time to Decide, A Time to Heal”. This book is distilled wisdom from parents who learned that their unborn babies had serious or lethal anomalies – parents who hope their words will speak to the hearts of other bereaved parents. What is this book about? It’s about the experience of parents making difficult decisions about babies they love, about taking control in a seemingly out of control situation, about hope for healing and about the experience of a subsequent pregnancy. It’s about how couples heal – together and apart, about continuing a pregnancy with known fetal anomalies, about selective fetal reduction, and the experience of D&E. It also includes touching poems, letters and memorials written by parents. “A Time to Decide, A Time to Heal” is parents talking from the heart, down to earth and real but also inspiring. In short, this book contains the words to help parents through decision-making and healing at a time when they are facing one of life’s most difficult dilemmas.