
Welcome to my story.
Decades before becoming a writer, I became Jonny’s mother.
When my son was born with profound disabilities caused by CMV, the life I imagined changed forever. My grief memoir, Grief Grit Glory, chronicles our family’s caregiving journey through heartbreak, faith, resilience, advocacy, and enduring love. As a mother, I’ve embraced motherhood advocacy to ensure that families like ours are heard and supported.
Thank you for being here.

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Pamela was featured on Kim Stewart's Book Marketing Mania- In this conversation, Kim Stewart and Pamela Jessup Runner discuss the deeply personal journey behind Grief Grit Glory — a memoir shaped by motherhood, disability advocacy, heartbreak, faith, and enduring hope. Pamela reflects on raising her profoundly disabled son, Jonny, the unexpected path from Napa Valley wine to writing, and the lessons learned through grief, perseverance, and unconditional love.
Produced by Grant Cowan
Assembly Concurrent Resolution 205 was presented at the California State Capitol in recognition of congenital CMV Awareness Month. Pamela Jessup Runner stood alongside her son Jonny, Jonny’s care team, fellow cCMV mother and advocate Shelly Zappas, and her husband, former California State Senator George Runner, while family members observed from the Assembly gallery as their family’s decades-long journey of love, advocacy, and perseverance was honored publicly. The moment reflected the deeper message of Grief Grit Glory—that families, stories, and lives like Jonny’s matter deeply.

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