About the Author 

​Kalila was born and raised in New Orleans. She spent over twenty years researching and writing about the paranormal. Her entire world was shaken and her beliefs challenged when her youngest daughter, Stephanie, died suddenly in January 2013. Finding no resources for parents of special needs children who have died, she wrote Farewell, My Forever Child, to offer to other parents advice on how to deal with the complicated grief of losing a special needs child. She is certified Gestalt Therapist and Certified Clinical Hypnotherapist who specializes in grief counseling for parents who have lost a child.