Bitzy's Story

Imagine sitting in a doctor's office, your sick five-year-old child or grandchild is wiggling in the chair beside you. The doctor says, "I'm sorry to inform you, but the only cure for this little heart is six months of total bed rest, no getting up for toys or the toilet."
Your first thought flashes: 'Is she going to die? How on earth can I keep a five-year-old that quiet?' 'How sick is sick?' And then, the lighter questions; 'Can he run and play again?' 'Will she ever get well?
Open Bitzy's Story and read how Bitzy tells you she heard this conversation. Like many cancer children of today, she absorbed the doctor's fears and your parental fears. She tells you what she went through to get better. Bitzy recovered from the physical illness, but the emotional legacy has haunted her for a lifetime. This simple tale achieves its depth from the therapist's notes accompanying most chapters. At the end of each chapter, the adult and trained therapist, Bitzy, explains the emotional damage that evolved from her family's heritage and the handling of her illness.

Bitzy's Story demonstrates a fascinating method of healing wounds from childhood trauma and gives insights into how to handle your sick child, help a friend struggling with their child's illness, or why your family environment changed drastically when your sibling became very ill.

About the Author

JessieMay Kessler, MA, LPC, a Jungian therapist, is still living this journey. She holds a BS from the University of Massachusetts and an MA in Counseling from Saint Joseph University, Connecticut. Jessie is a therapist and has been counseling for over forty years. She has written a newspaper column, “Tidbits from the Couch” for seventeen years. The column revisions are on her website www.jessieamaykessler.com. Her first book, A Bird and the Dragon: Their Love Story: A Memoir, is about building supportive love in a blended family. A Bird and the Dragon has been well received and is available on Amazon.com. Jessie lives in her tiny apartment called Gram’s Nest, with her Cavalier King Charles dog, Blaze Be-Loved, and her rescue cat, Diamond. You can also reach her for comments and suggestions at her blog, https://mylittlebirdbyjmk.wordpress.com, or on Facebook.com