Her Journey With A Smile

<p>When the news came it disrupted the natural order of how they imagined their life would be. </p><p> </p><p>Ruiha was a young and vibrant fourteen year old.  She dreamed of becoming a nurse. She was so happy and always put others first. </p><p> </p><p>Out of nowhere Ruiha was diagnosed with terminal Rhabdomyosarcoma cancer and their world came to a crashing halt. Ruiha was dying.</p><p> </p><p>Laura Wharepapa takes us on a journey of trials tears and laughter through the eyes of a mother who is forced to navigate her way on an uncertain path trying to understand what grief is and what it meant for her family. </p><p> </p><p>Her Journey with a Smile is about loss and forgiveness and a mother who learned to live with her grief.</p><p> </p><p>This heart-wrenching journey has become her story.</p>