During the first few weeks after Matthew Kirk was born -- brain-damaged as a result of oxygen deprivation during delivery -- the doctors advised his parents, Donna and Ed Kirk, to put him in an institution, have another baby as soon as possible, and get on with their life. But what the doctors didn't understand was that Matthew was their life.
Indeed, as he grew, he would surprise everyone with his athletic good looks, spirited personality, and supreme ability to create joy and love as so many people gathered around to help him through his physical and mental struggles.
Now, with the publication of this clear-eyed, laugh-inducing, and heart-tugging book, Donna Kirk recounts the story -- the love story -- of how she and her family found Matthew, and how he found them.
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Indeed, as he grew, he would surprise everyone with his athletic good looks, spirited personality, and supreme ability to create joy and love as so many people gathered around to help him through his physical and mental struggles.
Now, with the publication of this clear-eyed, laugh-inducing, and heart-tugging book, Donna Kirk recounts the story -- the love story -- of how she and her family found Matthew, and how he found them.
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Donna Kirk is also the author of short stories, which have been published in The Daily American, Ars Medica, CommuterLit, and The Quick Brown Fox. She lives with her husband, Ed, in Oakville, Ontario.
Titel
Finding Matthew
Untertitel
A Child with Brain Damage, a Young Man with Mental Illness, a Son and Brother with Extraordinary Spirit
Autor
EAN
9781927483381
ISBN
978-1-927483-38-1
Format
E-Book (epub)
Hersteller
Herausgeber
Veröffentlichung
01.10.2012
Digitaler Kopierschutz
Adobe-DRM
Dateigrösse
2.11 MB
Anzahl Seiten
312
Jahr
2012
Untertitel
Englisch
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