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I Will Love You Forever: A True Story about Finding Life, Hope & Healing While Caring for Hospice Babies

by Cori Salchert

Other authors: Marianne Hering (Author)

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A True Story about Life, Love, and Healing through Heartbreak   As Seen on Kathie Lee & Hoda & TODAY Parenting! A baby girl was born without a right or left hemisphere of her brain. Doctors said she was essentially in a vegetative state, unable to see or hear--that there was no hope for her. Relinquished under the state's Safe Haven Law, this two-week-old unnamed baby girl found her way to Cori and Mark Salchert's home. Despite the infant's grim medical diagnosis, Cori knew she couldn't allow this beautiful baby girl to spend her few days on earth alone and unloved. Cori took the baby girl home and named her Emmalynn .   I Will Love You Forever reveals one woman's decades-long quest to find healing and redemption after the accidental death of her sister as a child. God has used hospice babies--those left to live and die without family to care for them--to mend Cori's broken heart. Bringing these fragile hospice babies into their home, Cori and her family have promised to hold them briefly, until their last breath on this side of heaven, but to love them forever and always. The loving actions of Cori and her family show that we can do all things through Christ who gives us strength.   Cori's poignant story will strengthen your faith. . . It will touch your heart. Bonus! Features full-color photos of Cori and her family.… (more)
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The writing in this was just okay... sometimes Salchert went into too much detail about things that didn't really add to the story. I felt the book could have been about half as long. (Though it was still a quick and easy read.)

A decent chunk of the book is about Salchert's own struggle with chronic illness. While I struggle with chronic illness myself and can appreciate hearing others' stories, I also felt a bit misled, as I expected the focus to be on the hospice babies her family was caring for... that is why I picked up the book in the first place.

But it was an encouraging book, overall. Salchert didn't gloss over her anger and disappointment with certain situations, but also continually pointed readers back to Jesus.

"I have experienced the shattering [God] has brought about, not to destroy me, but to make me into the kind of woman who radiates the love of her Savior." p 219

"My God is faithful. He does what He pleases, and it will all be worked together for the ultimate good, whether it is in the moment or not." p 175 ( )
  RachelRachelRachel | Nov 21, 2023 |
I am a little more than half way through this book and my heart aches for the author. Her description of her journey, physically, spiritually, and emotionally are poignant. Only a personal experience could describe this so deeply and accurately. It is much more than just a story of a family who cares for dying babies. ( )
  kaylynvh | Jun 22, 2018 |
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A True Story about Life, Love, and Healing through Heartbreak   As Seen on Kathie Lee & Hoda & TODAY Parenting! A baby girl was born without a right or left hemisphere of her brain. Doctors said she was essentially in a vegetative state, unable to see or hear--that there was no hope for her. Relinquished under the state's Safe Haven Law, this two-week-old unnamed baby girl found her way to Cori and Mark Salchert's home. Despite the infant's grim medical diagnosis, Cori knew she couldn't allow this beautiful baby girl to spend her few days on earth alone and unloved. Cori took the baby girl home and named her Emmalynn .   I Will Love You Forever reveals one woman's decades-long quest to find healing and redemption after the accidental death of her sister as a child. God has used hospice babies--those left to live and die without family to care for them--to mend Cori's broken heart. Bringing these fragile hospice babies into their home, Cori and her family have promised to hold them briefly, until their last breath on this side of heaven, but to love them forever and always. The loving actions of Cori and her family show that we can do all things through Christ who gives us strength.   Cori's poignant story will strengthen your faith. . . It will touch your heart. Bonus! Features full-color photos of Cori and her family.

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