Blue Mittens: Coping with my Daughter's Cancer: A Mother's Memoir

When Daniela was diagnosed with cancer as a toddler and given just a 20% chance of survival, her mother's world shattered. Blue Mittens is the raw, honest, and deeply moving memoir of a mother navigating the unthinkable: her daughter's life-threatening illness, an emotional rollercoaster of hospital rooms, sleepless nights, whispered prayers—and unwavering love. Set in Freiburg, Germany, Tracey Ann Webb recounts the moments that defined her family's journey: the fear of diagnosis, the painful realities of chemotherapy and bone marrow transplants, and the rituals of hope they built through medicine, meditation, and faith. With a newborn in her arms and her firstborn fighting for her life, Tracey found strength she never knew she had. Written with lyrical honesty and spiritual grace, Blue Mittens offers comfort and solidarity to any parent facing illness in their child. It gently explains complex medical treatments while shining a light on the emotional and spiritual resilience that sustained this family through even the darkest days. A tribute to courage, healing, and a mother's fierce devotion—this is a story that will break your heart and piece it back together again. (ca. 67,000 words)