Road Map to Holland: How I Found My Way Through My Son's First Two Years with Down Symdrome Paperback - 2008 - 1st Edition
by Jennifer Graf Groneberg
An exceptional memoir that provides emotional insight and practical advice.
It's like planning a trip to Italy, only to get off the plane and discover you're actually in Holland. You need a new road map, and fast...
When Jennifer Groneberg and her husband learned they'd be having twin boys, their main concern was whether they'd need an addition on their house. Then, five days after Avery and Bennett were born, Avery was diagnosed with Down syndrome.
Here, Jennifer shares the story of what followed. She dealt with doctors-some who helped, and some who were disrespectful or even dangerous. She saw some relationships in her life grow stronger, while severing ties with people who proved unsupportive. And she continues to struggle to find balance in the hardships and joys of raising a child with special needs. This book is a resource, a companion for parents, and above all, a story of the love between a mother and her son-as she learns that Avery is exactly the child she never knew she wanted.
Summary
It's like planning a trip to Italy, only to get off the plane and discover you're actually in Holland. You need a new road map, and fast...
When Jennifer Groneberg and her husband learned they'd be having twin boys, their main concern was whether they'd need an addition on their house. Then, five days after Avery and Bennett were born, Avery was diagnosed with Down syndrome.
Here, Jennifer shares the story of what followed. She dealt with doctors-some who helped, and some who were disrespectful or even dangerous. She saw some relationships in her life grow stronger, while severing ties with people who proved unsupportive. And she continues to struggle to find balance in the hardships and joys of raising a child with special needs. This book is a resource, a companion for parents, and above all, a story of the love between a mother and her son-as she learns that Avery is exactly the child she never knew she wanted.
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- Title Road Map to Holland: How I Found My Way Through My Son's First Two Years with Down Symdrome
- Author Jennifer Graf Groneberg
- Binding Paperback
- Edition number 1st
- Edition 1
- Pages 304
- Volumes 1
- Language ENG
- Publisher Berkley Books, New York, N.Y
- Date 2008
- Features Bibliography, Glossary, Maps, Table of Contents
- ISBN 9780451222954 / 0451222954
- Weight 0.58 lbs (0.26 kg)
- Dimensions 8.26 x 5.54 x 0.63 in (20.98 x 14.07 x 1.60 cm)
- Ages 18 to UP years
- Grade levels 13 - UP
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Themes
- Topical: Family
- Topical: Mentally Challenged
- Library of Congress subjects Down syndrome - Patients - United States, Groneberg, Jennifer Graf
- Library of Congress Catalog Number 2007033444
- Dewey Decimal Code B
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Citations
- Library Journal, 02/15/2008, Page 122
- Publishers Weekly, 01/28/2008, Page 53
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