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Book cover of Grief Grit Glory: A Mother's Extraordinary Journey from Heartbreak to Hope featuring author Pamela Jessup Runner holding and kissing her infant son, Jonny.
An inspirational and deeply moving Napa Valley debut memoir

A Mother's Extraordinary Journey from Heartbreak to Hope

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. 


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Bring Grief Grit Glory home with a personally signed edition from Pamela Jessup Runner. All books come with a keepsake bookmark and complimentary eBook download for your Kindle or favorite reading device. 

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“One of the fiercest ‘mama bear’ stories I have ever read. I finished the book in one day because I simply could not put it down.” — Donna C.

“Her courage to wrestle through heartbreak and forge ahead on an uncertain path brought tears to my eyes and hope to my soul.” — Sherrie C.

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Podcast: Heartbreak to Hope

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. 

Featured Book Trailer This short film offers a glimpse into the journey behind Grief Grit Glory and the story that inspired its pages.

Produced by Grant Cowan

Book launch announced and cCMV Awareness adopted in CA

“Stories create awareness. Awareness changes lives.”

 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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Book 'Grief Grit Glory' available worldwide, sharing a mother's journey from heartbreak to hope.

I'm grateful to share that GRIEF GRIT GLORY is available internationally

Readers are already finding this grief memoir about the caregiving journey in Canada, the UK, Sweden, and Australia. Please ask your favorite bookseller to get you a copy of Pamela Jessup Runner's compelling work on motherhood advocacy.

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