WEST POINT, Miss. (WCBI) – A local organization is teaming up with an area healthcare provider to provide comfort to families who are grieving the loss of a child.

The bereavement book, “Returned to Heaven Above,” was written by local author Hannah Smith after her own family experienced such a tragedy.

In 2021, her 3-year-old nephew Harrison passed away.

From there, she was on a mission of purpose.

“There just wasn’t anything out there for when a child dies, so I just decided then to make it. I don’t know, it was maybe a week after his memorial, and I was just lying in bed, and honestly, the words and the book just kind of came to me,” said Smith.

Through the writing process, Smith learned that this book wasn’t just for others; it was a way for her to cope.

“It was definitely what I

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