I Miss My Nana

I Miss My Nana is a tender story about the love between a mother, daughter, and Nana. In the child’s point of view she explains the fun things she and her Nana experience and how she can keep these special memories close in her heart. It validates the feelings of grief that she is experiencing prior to death and after her Nana dies. Included in the book are pages that can be colored and are intended as permanent pages to tell the story. Karen Martinat is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker that has years of experience in grief counseling and has come up with unique ways of helping children cope with their feelings of grief. Exercises in the back of the book will assist parents, grandparents, and children to cope with the sadness they may be experiencing. The workbook pages included allows healing to begin when a loss has occurred. A death of any kind is difficult but to a child it can be devastating. This book shares how spending time with the one you love before they die are moments to be treasure.

Author Biography

Lorrie Panzeri has worked in healthcare for over twenty years. At the tender age of four her granddaughter, Payton asked a simple question. “Nana, what would happen if you died?” The result of that question is this book. Lorrie’s hope is that this book will will touch the lives of families and give them comfort. Karen Martinat is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker who specializes in spiritual well being, trauma and grief. She has over seventeen years’ experience working with patients and families who are dealing with the intmate end-of-life process. She understands the unique needs of children and hopes this book will be instrumental in helping a child through the journey of grief.