Waves Rise

A Mother's Story of Childhood Cancer and Unshakeable Faith

Waves Rise is Morgan Lovell’s story of parenting a child with a high-risk cancer diagnosis.

In this raw, hopeful memoir, Morgan invites readers into some of her family’s most vulnerable moments inside the walls of University of Iowa Health Care Stead Family Children’s Hospital—a place where life-threatening adversity and sleepless nights meet joy and deepened faith.

From participating in The Wave and meeting Caitlin Clark, to Adeline sharing her testimony on stage at a Rend Collective concert and a full-circle mountaintop experience as an Iowa Football Kid Captain, Waves Rise is for cancer parents, sports fans, and anyone facing a trial they are unequipped for.

Giving Back: A portion of proceeds from every book sold supports University of Iowa Health Care Stead Family Children’s Hospital, funding research and honoring the extraordinary care children and families receive there.