Her Journey With A Smile: The Heartbreak and The Love After Child Loss (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781922982261)

When the news came it disrupted the natural order of how they imagined their life would be.

Ruiha was a young and vibrant fourteen year old. She dreamed of becoming a nurse. She was so happy and always put others first.

Out of nowhere, Ruiha was diagnosed with terminal Rhabdomyosarcoma cancer, and their world came to a crashing halt. Ruiha was dying.

Laura Wharepapa takes us on a journey of trials, tears and laughter through the eyes of a mother who is forced to navigate her way on an uncertain path, trying to understand what grief is and what it meant for her family.

Her Journey with a Smile is about loss and forgiveness, and a mother who learned to live with her grief.

This heart-wrenching journey, has become her story.