“An early parental death, problem pregnancies, micro preemie births. Printz Roday offers her challenging journey as a companion for others to carry as they face their own obstacles. Feel stronger bearing witness to her strength, inspired by understanding her fortitude and lifted by her hopefulness. Fingerprintz will help you keep walking.”
—Sara Long, Former Director of Program Services, March of Dimes, Virginia Chapter
A candid look at the challenges, losses, and hard choices women face as they juggle work, relationships, and motherhood.
In this stirring memoir, Lisa Printz Roday begins her narrative with the sudden death of her forty-seven-year-old father. Rather than crush the twenty-one-year-old Printz Roday, it is the pivotal moment that sustains her in each new crisis she faces, including two harrowing preterm births.
With remarkable candor, a little dry humor, and plenty of heart, Printz Roday explores how the experiences that shake us to our core can make us stronger than we could ever imagine. She teaches us that grief, however heavy, can give way to grit and determination, fill us with a deep sense of gratitude, and soften and shape us. No matter where you are in your journey, this book will inspire you to stay the course to a place of light.
“In this poignant and deeply moving memoir, Lisa Printz Roday takes readers on an emotional journey through the heartbreak of losing her father and the personal struggles she faces as she and her husband navigate the challenges of starting a family. With raw honesty and subtle insight, Lisa Printz Roday explores the complexities of grief, resilience, and the unseen battles behind the lives of those who appear to have it all together. This powerful story asks the question: why do some emerge stronger from tragedy, while others are broken by it?”
—Tim Kaine, United States Senator from Virginia
“Printz Roday’s memoir brilliantly recounts the harrowing tales of her encounters with health care in America—first trying to save her beloved father’s life, later enduring incredible challenges with fertility and childbirth, including DOUBLE trips through neonatal intensive care with two premature sons in quick succession. A gripping read and a tribute to human resilience.”
—Anne Holton, Former Secretary of Education, Commonwealth of Virginia
