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A real couple is interviewed (and then their identity is changed to protect their privacy). Chandrama Anderson is the counselor. Written by Jonathan Small, for the Ladies Home Journal, July/August 2014 issue.
I feel honored to have worked with this couple, and to share the story of the work we did together to “save” their marriage.
Here’s a preview from the article:
“the background
Audrey and Josh’s lives were shattered
when their 2-year-old daughter died
suddenly. Their different ways of coping
threaten to destroy their marriage.
♠
audrey
I’d always wanted to
adopt a child, and the huge number
of abandoned girls in China really
moved me. We’ve been blessed with a
biological son, so Josh and I thought
it would be wonderful to give him a
sister. We traveled to China to pick
up Grace when she was 9 months old.
The connection was immediate. She
wanted to be with us all the time
and really loved her big brother.
♠
josh
Things were great until just
after Grace’s first birthday when she
got sick and had a febrile seizure. We
rushed her to the ER and, much to our
relief, the doctors told us this type of
seizure was not uncommon in children
under 5 and that some young kids have
multiple seizures over the course of
a few years. A few months later the
seizures returned, but they were much
more intense, which really scared
us. The doctors had to put Grace in a
medically induced coma . . .”*
Read the article:
*”Can This Marriage Be Saved?” column name belongs to LHJ. The article is on pp.42-48.
