Through Small Eyes: A Child's Cancer Journey - Paperback

by Iiris Kandelin (Author), Kaisu Kandelin (Author), Mervi Swan (Translator)

A mother's love. A child's voice. A story that refuses to disappear.A mother's love. A child's voice. A story that refuses to disappear.

This deeply moving book brings together the words of Iiris, a young girl whose life was marked by illness, courage, imagination, and extraordinary sensitivity, and the memories of her mother, Kaisu, who carried her daughter's story with love, grief, and devotion.

Told through diary-like reflections, memories, poems, drawings, and family moments, this book opens a window into the inner world of a child facing more than any child should ever have to face. Yet within its pages, there is not only pain. There is humour. There is tenderness. There is the stubborn brightness of childhood. There are horses, holidays, family, small joys, and moments of wonder that remain powerful long after the page is turned.

This is not only a book about illness or loss.

It is a book about being seen.

About being remembered.

About the bond between a mother and her child.

About the traces a person leaves behind, even when their time in this world is far too short.

For readers who are drawn to true stories of love, resilience, grief, childhood, and the quiet strength of families, this book offers an intimate and unforgettable journey.