Heather Fitzpatrick’s book, The Day I Saw A Dragonfly, is a touching tale about coping with grief. This Wednesday, October 7th, Heather will be appearing on Good Morning New Orleans to promote her book. For every book sold on Amazon now through the holidays, $1.00 will be donated to the Make it Right Foundation.

“Mourning the loss of a loved one is always challenging and difficult,” says Heather Fitzpatrick, who lost her dad seven years ago.

“As a mother of two young children, I was trying to cope with death and understand that my dad was gone forever, while at the same time seeking to comfort my broken-hearted mother and grieving daughters.”

It wasn’t easy, but she found a unique way to get through those early days and months of tears and heartache. She created a story about a dragonfly and how every time she saw one it meant her dad was close by, watching over her, like an angel sent from Heaven.

Heather recently created a book, The Day I Saw A Dragonfly, based on the story she shared several years ago when mourning her dad’s passing. Told through a child’s eyes, in a child’s voice, Heather poetically shares her story that was inspired by her daughters, Madison and Mackenzie, who at the time of their grandfather’s passing were just four and three years old, said: “Mommy, why do you feel bad?”

Heather crafted a story about how whenever they see a dragonfly, it means their grandfather has come back to visit them. And after her mom passed away, the girls were comforted in knowing the dragonfly sightings meant their grandparents were close by.

“My story comforted my mother and children,” says Heather. “To this day, I always have my eye out for dragonflies, and see them in places you wouldn’t expect to see them! They are so beautiful and precious.”

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