LAILA Held for a Moment

<p>Twenty-four fresh out of college and beginning a career in finance the moment Leah Mele-Bazaz learned she was pregnant she thought I want this baby. Her boyfriend Gautam felt the same and for the next six months they were ready to move heaven and earth to welcome their daughter into the world.</p><p>Then the unthinkable happened. At twenty-six weeks gestation they got the worst news that confirmed her biggest fear: their daughter Laila had no detectable heartbeat. The news shattered her upending her newlywed bliss and sending her into a downward spiral of depression from which she felt she would never recover. But amid this despair Leah would find lights to guide her out of the darkness: Gautam's support a dog from the shelter her passion for running and above all an unwavering love for Laila.</p><p>In this heart-wrenching memoir Leah Mele-Bazaz shares her experience with the devastation of stillbirth. Her inspiring journey from loss and anguish to newfound hope and healing shows there's a way to live when our children are no longer with us.</p>