Angie Howell is a Pediatric Registered Nurse, former International Board-Certified Lactation Consultant, founder of Tender Hearts Home Healthcare, an inspirational speaker, and the author of Jewel of Heaven. With over twenty-five years of experience in the medical field, Angie understands the complex yet personal life-and death struggles of parenting a child born with extraordinary medical needs. After giving birth to seven healthy children, Angie’s eighth child was born with a fatal brain abnormality. Angie has spent the past fifteen years working with children and adults with disabilities and has grown her company, Tender Hearts Home Healthcare, to a thriving agency in Northern Colorado. Angie holds a BA in Communication and English as well as an Associate Degree in Nursing (ADN). She is the founder of a nonprofit organization, Baja Blessing, that provides medical assistance in Tijuana, Mexico. She has seven daughters, one son, and thirteen grandchildren. Angie and her youngest daughter, Jade, travel frequently between their homes in Colorado and Tennessee and have two fiercely loved but obnoxious Labradoodles.