Heartbroken, But Not Broken

When ten-year-old Sawyer dies suddenly from a congenital brain malformation, his mother Jaime Clemmer is thrust into the identity she never wanted: bereaved mother. In unflinching, often funny, deeply faithful prose, she chronicles the hospital, the decision to donate his organs, a public grieving in a small town, and the long work of surviving. Part memoir, part guide to comforting the grieving, this is an honest look at how faith and sorrow coexist—and how a heart can be heartbroken but not broken.

• A brutally honest, sometimes funny memoir of child loss that refuses the tidy 'he's in a better place' platitudes
• A practical guide inside a memoir: exactly what to say, bring, and do (and NOT do) for the grieving
• A faith book unafraid of doubt: wrestles openly with prayer and 'God's plan' while ultimately affirming belief
• The title/motto 'Heartbroken, But Not Broken' is a ready-made rallying phrase and community

“We are heartbroken and will be probably forever. But we are not broken.”

Perfect for a grieving parent or friend of one—especially a Latter-day Saint—who needs permission to grieve honestly while holding onto faith, or anyone wanting to learn how to genuinely comfort someone in loss.