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Comfort for the Tears: Heartbreaking and Heartwarming Memoirs of Pregnancy Kindle Edition

by Melissa Desveaux (Author) Format: Kindle Edition
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The loss of a pregnancy or infant, premature birth, or struggles with fertility often leave us emotionally and mentally wrecked. What do you do when all hope has been stripped from you? Where do you turn when you’re broken and empty? How do you explain your grief to others when you can’t put it into words?

Comfort for the Tears takes you on an emotional journey into the lives of multiple families. More importantly, it provides support, guidance, and love through the incredibly hard times of grief.

This collection of memoirs looks of loss through a series of shockingly honest and raw accounts. Within these pages lies understanding from parents who have suffered unbelievable heartbreak. Each gripping story has been written by those devastated by loss or grief before, during, and after pregnancy. The accounts are harrowing and real, yet sensitive and compassionate, courageously told as only those who have suffered immense tragedy can.

Find healing and solace as you join these parents. Be empowered and strengthened by their stories. Most importantly, learn to hope again.

That moment I had feared for the past eight weeks became a reality. I vaguely remember hearing the words, “We have lost a heartbeat.” —Jessica Burdus

Pregnancy is such an innate part of the human experience and occurs so frequently without complication. We hear all the announcements, reveals, and share the excitement with others but we rarely hear the risks, the losses, the pain, and the sadness that can be a part of someone’s pregnancy or birth. ―Dani Nix

There was no movement, no heartbeat, no nothing. —Naomi Carpinteri


Contributing Authors:

Jean-Francois Desveaux
Tara Watson
Jeanette Buhagiar
Christine McKenna
Shalina Johnson
Martina Vassallo
Alicia Sinfield
Erin Johnson
Annaleise and Kyle Williams
Maree Grindrod
Danielle Nix
Janice Dufficy
Rebecca Riggio
Naomi Carpinteri
Meekehleh Maree Connors
Dani Buckley
Jenny Tiernan
Natalie Panetta
Jessica Burdus
Zena Mason
Meredith Bale
Carolyn Viera
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That moment I had feared for the past eight weeks became a reality. I vaguely remember hearing the words, "We have lost a heartbeat." --Jessica Burdus

Pregnancy is such an innate part of the human experience and occurs so frequently without complication. We hear all the announcements, reveals, and share the excitement with others but we rarely hear the risks, the losses, the pain, and the sadness that can be a part of someone's pregnancy or birth. ―Dani Nix

There was no movement, no heartbeat, no nothing. --Naomi Carpinteri

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  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B07M8RD76X
  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Melissa Desveaux (December 20, 2018)
  • Publication date ‏ : ‎ December 20, 2018
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
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Melissa Desveaux

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Melissa Desveaux, born in Sydney Australia, is an author of her memoir “My Life of Loss” and co-author and compiler of “Comfort for the Tears, Light for the way” and "comfort for the Tears".

Melissa became an author after sharing her experience of pregnancy loss. She has helped families around the world write their own pregnancy stories so they too can be empowered to help others. Melissa compiled them into a book of memoirs in October 2016.

In January 2017, Melissa was nominated and won an Australia Day award for her dedication and commitment to helping families with pregnancy and infant loss.

It became apparent that helping people write and publish their own book is where her passions and abilities are.

Melissa created her business as a self publishing consultant in April 2018 to help people that want to share their life experience, write and publish it to become self published authors and empower their readers, to take action in their own lives.

In August 2018, Melissa became a contributing author for the #1 bestselling book #BetterWoman, Better World.

In December 2018, Melissa compiled and published "Comfort for the Tears", another compilation of memoirs of pregnancy.

In February 2021, she compiled the first series of Letters of Love, becoming a #1 bestseller and in October 2021, the second series was released.

Her passion and dreams are to inspire people around the world and empower them to share their personal stories through writing.

Melissa believes that writing can open doors of opportunities and can be a tool for self healing.

She continues to grow and develop he natural talents as an author and consultant with her trainings and workshops for writing and self publishing.

As a mother and a wife, Melissa enjoys spending time with her family, living in Southwest Sydney Australia.

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Emilie Knight
5.0 out of 5 stars These stories are powerful.
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These stories are powerful and need to be hear by others who have gone through similar trauma. The emotions and heartbreak these women and men go through is so profound, but also uplifting because they made it through.
I may not be a mother myself, or experienced this loss, but I’m glad I read this. If you, or anyone you know, has been through this kind of loss please pass this book along. It will do a lot of people a world of good.
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