There is perhaps no greater sorrow than the loss of a child.In her inspirational new memoir, author Vicky Bates reflects on her journey of love and joy and encourages readers to remember their loved one-all while moving on and living the life their child would want them to live.Vicky and her husband, Steve, are a professional couple in their forties who decide to adopt twochildren later in life. They happily adjust their lives to accommodate their expanding family...but suffer a terrible blow when one of the children dies before his tenth birthday. The tragedy sets into motion a host of new issues, including a heavy strain on the couple's twenty-eight-year marriage.Eventually, Vicky and Steve manage to find hope in each other and find strength with the power of love and laughter. The death of their child proved to be a great loss-but not the end.Empty Jacket helps other grieving parents move through the rough days and nights that follow the loss of a child. It will help them find the purpose in their child's short life while acting as a true and positive account of the healing that can come after death.