"Coming out. Coming in. Coming home."
Adam Prashaw's life was full of surprises from the moment he was born. Assigned female at birth, and with parents who had been expecting a boy, he spent years living as "Rebecca Danielle Adam Prashaw" before coming to terms with being a transgender man. Adam captured hearts with his humour, compassion, and intensity. After a tragic accident cut his life short, he left a legacy of changed lives and a trove of social media posts documenting his life, relationships, transition, and struggles with epilepsy, all with remarkable transparency and directness.
In Soar, Adam, Soar, his father, a former priest, retells Adam's story alongside his son's own words. From early childhood, through coming out first as a lesbian and then as a man, and his battles with epilepsy and refusal to give in, it chronicles Adam's drive to define himself, his joyful spirit, and his love of life, which continues to conquer all.
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Rick Prashaw has had a diverse career as a journalist, Catholic priest, executive director of a national NGO, and political staff to members of Parliament. He is a winner of the National Ron Wiebe Restorative Justice Award. Rick lives in Ottawa.
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Author's Note
- Can't Wait!
- A No-Brainer #seizurefree
- A Beautiful Baby Girl
- MY Home! And Facebook Dad
- In Good Spirits!
- The T Train #transman
- The Boy in the Mirror
- Hope Rising Up Happy New Year!
- The Cardinal, January 2224, 2016
- Dead Enough #beadonor
- Tania
- Soar, Adam, Soar
- Heart, Kidneys, Liver, and Saint Jesus School
- Celebration of Life
- Angels in the Snow
- Give Sorrow Words
- The Brave Heart
- Keep Us All Safe in the Storm
- Fragments
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