Angels Never Die: One family's story of love, loss, and faith. It chronicles the struggles and triumphs of Gwen and Henry McNutt, first as children in the pre-Civil Rights Era South, to their love-at-first-sight meeting at a county fair, to the trials and tribulations of marriage and raising six children. Believing they had the perfect family, when their youngest son was three, their world was turned upside down when they learn that all four of their boys were ill with two rare, and incurable diseases.Theirs is a story about finding and maintaining faith, even in the bleakest of hours. When Gwen and Henry met, they had very different ideas about the role faith would play in their lives; but when all four of their sons fell ill with two rare blood disorders, they learned to put aside their differences and allow their faith, in both God and each other, to guide them through an almost unimaginable ordeal. Through an endless series of hospital visits and painful procedures performed on their boys, Henry and Gwen learn that they both carried a gene that, when combined, created two different rare diseases: Fanconi Anemia and Wiskott-Aldrich. While their two daughters were left unscathed, all four of their boys would eventually succumb to these diseases. How they survived--and even thrived--is an incredible story of love; love for each other, their children, and their family. It is also a story of holding onto faith - in family, friends, and God, even when faced with the most horrific test a parent can imagine. Without faith, neither Gwen nor Henry could have endured all that was put before them. Their journey taught them that as long as you have faith, you can overcome anything, even the loss of a child--even the loss of four children. This book stands as an example of no matter who you are, or what your background, you can endure all that God puts before you. It is a lesson in understanding God's greatest gifts--our children-and how you must cherish every moment they are on this earth. This book is a testament to the McNutt's and their belief that "God will never give us more than we can handle".
About the Author: Gwendolyn McNutt A retired factory worker, and mother of six, Gwen is currently a housewife, mother and grandmother turned writer. After losing her four boys, Gwen set out to take the journal she had been keeping over the years, dealing with the two diseases her four boys endured, and turn it into a tell all autobiography that details both hers and Henry's (her husband) joys and struggles along the way. She began writing "Angels Never Die" the year before her last son, Randall, die. Believing he had beat the disease he suffered from, she never dreamed his story would be the final chapter to this endearing and heartfelt book. The author is willing to speak to groups about their experiences and offer support to other parents facing similar challenges Her two daughters are healthy and one daughter Now have children of her own. Gwen loves sharing her story alone with her husband, Henry who also was a employee at a factory and has served many years as a Deacon at the Church of Jesus Christ Cong. The author is willing to speak to groups about their experiences and offer support to other parents facing similar challenges. Although their children were affected by specific diseases, the way the authors faced the challenges of terminally ill children applies to all parents in that situation. They are also willing to speak to support groups for people touched by Fanconi Anemia and Wiskott - Aldrich syndrome and in churches on Christian faith. Gwen tells her experience with those who have terminally ill children or suffer from the loss of loved ones. Gwen and Henry knows the struggles of working parents trying to make ends meet with ill children, making tough decisions, and keeping the faith. She established a nonprofit organization back in the 80's, Reaching our Community Kids (ROCK). This program helps children have a positive outlook on life and embraces them with the love and affection of family. Gwendolyn also likes to read and travel.