This autobiographical story is written by a mother of three boys as she navigates her way through two months in Great Ormond Street Hospital with her newborn son, and his medical diagnosis of the life-limiting genetic condition cystic fibrosis.
Laura's journal entries expose the deeply honest emotions felt by a mother, heartbroken by the journey she found herself on and longing to piece back together her family of five, as well as herself.
The story is followed with comprehensive support guides co-authored with specialists, to provide informative and practical advice to walk parents into a new life with their child's medical diagnosis, whatever that may be. Support topics include:Coping mechanisms
Managing guilt
Journaling
Advice for hospital admissions
Breastfeeding and expressing at times of distress
Creating clean environments
Cystic fibrosis facts and answers
"These are the tools and techniques I used to cope during such challenging times of a sudden hospital admission and medical diagnosis. My purpose with this book is to offer hope, comfort, strength and inspiration to all parents of a child with anything perfectly imperfect. Those special little Elmer elephants with a unique start in this world and journey through life."

Laura's love of the written word began while studying English Literature at Royal Holloway, University of London. She went on to become a successful copywriter and content editor for a number of consumer brands, magazines and websites. Today she uses her writing skills to fulfil her purpose of supporting other parents and helping raise awareness of cystic fibrosis through her book and several national newspaper articles. A keen runner, vegetarian, DIY lover and constant Earl Grey tea drinker, Laura is often found on the sidelines of a football or rugby pitch cheering on one of her three boys or husband. Settled in her small, rural Hertfordshire village in England, Laura loves nothing more than gardening in the summer and cosying up by the fire with her tribe of boys in the winter.