Hit Hard: How to Deal With Ambiguous Loss
Grieving Those Who Are Alive But Not What They Used to Be
Honest. Raw. Painful…Helpful and Healing
Pat and Tammy McCleod are leaders in the Christian community of Harvard University, serving as campus chaplains. They coordinate student activities, mentor young adults who are growing their faith, and lead mission trips to put Christian beliefs into action.
Like many working parents, the McCleods did their jobs while parenting four children. Chelsea, the oldest child is just beginning her freshman year of college when the action of the book happens. Three boys follow: Zach, Nate, and Soren. Zach is a congenial, devout sixteen-year-old, an all-around good kid in his junior year when tragedy struck.
Pat and Tammy McCleod were at the opening gathering of students at Harvard held at the beginning of every semester when they got the call that every parent dreads but never expects.
Zach had been hit hard during a football scrimmage and had collapsed on the field.
Hit Hard: One Family’s Journey of Letting Go of What Was — and Learning to Live Well with What Is is the story of the McLeod family’s anguish of learning their oldest son had suffered a traumatic brain injury. The book chronicles…
