Author Patricia Goskowski Kubus
About Patricia
The Amanda the Angel Series is a collection of short stories about an angel that I have created and published for my young readers. The Angel I created was named in memory of my first born child, Amanda. When my daughter was born, she suddenly struggled to breath, for her diaphragm formed with a hole to one side and when she needed to begin breathing on her own, her intestines and stomach sucked through that side of her diaphragm in which caused severe herniation up in her chest. This birth defect known as Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia or CDH hits one in every 2,500 births (1,600 cases in the US each year). When Amanda was born, there was little information and support available to us, we received a page of information, blurred from a copy machine on this birth defect. Our daughter fought to stay alive with the Hershey Medical team, but lost her life only a few weeks later.
Today, there’s a non-profit organization named CHERUBS - The Association of Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia Research, Awareness and Support, now available to parents like us. Their mission is our mission, raise awareness with new hope and funding. These parents need support and we need to stick together to fight. To learn more about CDH log onto: https://cdhi.org/
In addition my purpose with my books is to help children connect with faith through a special angel. Amanda is our family’s angel and we wanted to share her in a special way with other families. The stories I create are of difficult situations that children may face in their lives, in which reading it with a parent or guardian can help create an opportunity to connect and share any inner struggles.
The poetry at the end is a summary that children can connect to in their own way as a reminder, this I do at the end of all The Amanda the Angel Series.
Thank you to all my followers and readers, God Bless!
You will also see available, an autobiography published by my father, Michael T. Goskowski. Michael shares his understanding of his life and others as the same way God had given four seasons. His aggressiveness and optimistic attitude to the future kept him looking forward to new heights. Feel his struggles, but more importantly, feel his strength in his faith in God and dedication to his family. More on his book will be released soon!
Today, there’s a non-profit organization named CHERUBS - The Association of Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia Research, Awareness and Support, now available to parents like us. Their mission is our mission, raise awareness with new hope and funding. These parents need support and we need to stick together to fight. To learn more about CDH log onto: https://cdhi.org/
In addition my purpose with my books is to help children connect with faith through a special angel. Amanda is our family’s angel and we wanted to share her in a special way with other families. The stories I create are of difficult situations that children may face in their lives, in which reading it with a parent or guardian can help create an opportunity to connect and share any inner struggles.
The poetry at the end is a summary that children can connect to in their own way as a reminder, this I do at the end of all The Amanda the Angel Series.
Thank you to all my followers and readers, God Bless!
You will also see available, an autobiography published by my father, Michael T. Goskowski. Michael shares his understanding of his life and others as the same way God had given four seasons. His aggressiveness and optimistic attitude to the future kept him looking forward to new heights. Feel his struggles, but more importantly, feel his strength in his faith in God and dedication to his family. More on his book will be released soon!