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Then an Angel Came

Name: Then an Angel Came
Author: Carol Gino
ISBN: 9781575663272

by Carol Gino

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Overview

They were a three-generation Italian-American family steeped in traditional values. Carol Gino's old-world father was a stern disciplinarian who loved opera and polka; her mother, a shy housewife who lived for her family, while Carol herself had made a spiritual journey away from her Catholic roots. But nothing in the Gino family's past could ever have prepared them for the tragedy that would change all their lives forever. For Carol it began with a phone call in the middle of the night, a call that brought unbearable news: Her grandchild, her daughter's infant son, had died in his own crib of SIDS - Sudden Infant Death Syndrome. Within hours, Carol was on a plane from California, returning home to the family who needed her more than ever. In this unforgettable true story, Carol chronicles the miraculous appearance of an angel named Janith, who came to speak to them through Carol's daughter. Meeting resistance and skepticism at first, Janith slowly began to win over the grieving family as she showed them a reality they had never before perceived.

About the Author, Carol Gino

Carol Gino RN, MA, has been a nurse, author and teacher for many years. She has worked in all areas of nursing including Emergency Room, Intensive Care, the Burn Unit, Medicine, Surgery, Pediatrics, Pediatric Intensive Care, and Hospice Care for the terminally ill.

Her first book, “The Nurse’s Story” published by Simon and Schuster, sold to nine foreign countries besides the US. It is still in print in Japan. It was a feature of the Book of the Month Club and Nurses Book Club and was on PW’s list for six weeks. It was #2 on the Los Angeles Times bestseller list. Carol did two cross country tours for The Nurse’s Story: which included TV, radio and print media.

She has appeared on several TV and radio shows including; “The Today Show”, “Charlie Rose”, “Houston Live”, “Regis and Kathy Lee”, “AM Los Angeles” , “AM San Francisco” etc. The Nurse’s Story was serialized in the New York Daily News, Chicago Tribune, Washington Post etc. People Magazine did a feature article on her, and she has been highlighted in many other local and national papers.

She has written articles for New York Magazine (aka Teri Daniels), American Journal of Nursing, and other Nursing Mags. Three of her articles were published in Nursing 97 (the largest nursing journal – circulation of over 350,000.) Three of her stories and several editorials also appeared in Nursing ‘98.

Ms. Gino’s second book “Rusty’s Story” sold 350,000 copies and again, Carol did a 15 city media tour. That book received the Epilepsy Association’s National Book Award and was on the New York Times bestseller list for 5 weeks. She also received the Service Award from the Epilepsy Association of Ohio and spoke to many epilepsy associations across the country. Ciba Geigy made her their spokesperson for the anticonvulsant drug, Tegretol. And another media tour followed.

In 1997 Kensington published Carol Gino’s book about the SIDS death of her grandson: “Then An Angel Came…” Both of her previous books, “The Nurse’s Story” and “Rusty’s Story” have been reprinted.

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Satisfying on every level.. Like Carol Gino, I am the grandmother of a baby boy who died from SIDS. She not only captures every detail of the pain suffered by various members of a family that goes through such an experience, but, better yet, shows how even this most tragic of events can have some positive outcomes in the lives of the survivors. Given the fact that Ms. Gino is a bestselling author, it is no surprise that the book reads like a novel. It will grab and hold your interest.

Diane Trautweiler

One of the most moving, beautiful stories I have read. Then An Angel Came is a true story about a family. It is about a family who tries to keep itself together when a death in the family strikes. Teri, Carol's (the author's) daughter, loses her infant son, Gregory, to SIDS -- Sudden Infant Death Syndrome. Carol then introduces her daughter, Teri, who is a skeptic, to the spiritual side of things and meditates with her. Through these meditation sessions, a guardian angel makes herself known.

Georgia Jones

Faith is something most people want but few of us want tested. In this moving story of personal loss, renewal, and faith, we see how one woman and her family find a very personal faith, yet one that can bring hope to others. This is the story of a child's death but it is also the story of life, of grief and of moving beyond grief. Carol Gino has an unconventional gift for faith and she shares it generously.