Miscarriage: A Book for Parents

by Joy Johnson

This book covers: Feelings, Reaching Out, Dads, Your Baby, Single Moms, Other Children, Fears, The Community, and Moving On.

24 pages, Paperback

First published June 1, 1980

About the author

Joy Johnson is over 70 now. With her husband, Dr. Marvin Johnson, she co-founded two non-profit organizations in Omaha, Neb., Centering Corporation and Ted E. Bear Hollow. Joy is a nationally-known speaker and has written or edited more than 100 books on grief, mostly for children.

The main characters in Joy's novels the Burned Out Old Broad novels are affectionately called the BOOB Girls. Joy believes that older, seasoned women are beautiful too!

The Johnsons are a blended family with six children, nine grandchildren and four great-grandchildren. For years now Bernese Mountain Dogs have been their colleagues and companions in work and play.

Reviews

[Kym Couch · Rating 3 out of 5]

Fine if you just want a very minimal look at grief around miscarriage. It is very basic and even includes some typos and factual errors, but is fine if all you need is just something small and pamphlet-like to manage your miscarriage emotions.