Unbreakable: Our Daughter, Our Family - Hardcover

From the outside, the Harrison family looks like a fairy tale. Inside, the light is hospital bright. When Brandon and Kristin's daughter, Ella, becomes medically fragile, she teaches them a new alphabet: EEG, IEP, MRI, while monitors hum through the night like tired lullabies. The Harrisons learn to love each other in waiting rooms, to measure time in doses and small victories, to keep showing up when there's nothing left to feel brave. Marriage here isn't tidy. Brandon and Kristin stumble, argue, mend, and try again, two imperfect people building shelter out of whatever the day gives. And there's another ache: the quiet judgment from people they love, delivered by text, in an offhand comment, or at the door on the way out. They are questioned. They are second-guessed. They are worn thin. Still, they keep choosing Ella. And when faith strains under the weight of it all, Kristin dares to tell God the truth. She's upset. In that honesty, she discovers a grace that holds. This book is for parents defending hard decisions, spouses fighting for their marriage, and anyone caring for someone medically fragile who wonders, in the dark, if they're the only one.