Beyond the Rainbow

In June of 2012, vibrant 16-year-old Leanna Mae Knopik was hospitalized with a rare and sudden cardiac infection. In this unflinching account of her final month of life and the searing sorrow that followed, a grieving mother deepens her relationship with her deceased daughter andthrough the grace of Godfinds a path to true joy.Beyond the Rainbowdescribes in candid detail the arduous task of piecing a family back together in the wake of tragedy, and the transformative spiritual awakening that emerges. Not just for the bereaved, all readers will benefit from the authors journey through searing pain and her ultimate discovery of Gods grace. This memoir offers a model forhowfamily members can move through grief. It presents an honest and complete examination of the coping skills that worked for the author and her familyand the ones that did not.The goal ofBeyond the Rainbowis twofold: 1) to shorten the path to healing by offering a roadmap through the early stages of grief, and 2) to broaden the readers perspective on loss; with Gods grace, they can and will live a joyful life.