Michael Schnabel

How does a young mother overcome an 8% chance of living to raise her newborn son?

In each persons life there are events that forever change their course. Twenty-seven year old Stephanie experienced two of these events in fourteen days; the birth of her only child and discovery that she has an eight percent chance of living.  She is haunted by the thought that this baby will only know her through pictures, until she makes that her motivation to survive.

Author, and experienced caregiver, Michael Schnabel has created a guidebook for anyone struggling through a crisis with a family member, dear friend, or close colleague. This short book, featuring practical advice, weaves in material the author created for his memoir Daddy's Girl: A Father, His Daughter, and the Deadly Battle She Won. Discussions on such topics as creating a support team and finding medical help keep the reader moving forward in addressing essential steps in the process of confronting a serious health challenge.