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Gifts: Mothers Reflect on How Children with Down Syndrome Enrich Their Lives
enlarge	Author: Kathryn Lynard Soper Creator: Martha Sears Publisher: Woodbine House Category: Book List Price: ~~$18.95~~ Buy Used: $7.58 You Save: $11.37 (60%) New (10) Used (6) from $7.58 Media: Paperback Number Of Items: 1 Pages: 326 Shipping Weight (lbs): 1 Dimensions (in): 8.8 x 6 x 0.7 ISBN: 1890627852 Dewey Decimal Number: 306.87430874 EAN: 9781890627850 ASIN: 1890627852 Publication Date: May 15, 2007 Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days Shipping: Expedited shipping available Shipping: International shipping available Condition: (Airport Place Books does not ship on Saturdays and Sundays. We are unable to ship to "The Republic of Korea".)

Editorial Reviews: Product Description (2008 National Parenting Publications Awards (NAPPA): Gold Award; 2008 Mom's Choice Awards: Silver Recipient, Special Exceptional Needs; 2008 Nautilus Award: Silver Winner, Memoir/Personal Growth)P Having a baby with Down syndrome is not something most parents would willingly choose. Yet many who travel this path discover rich, unexpected rewards along the way. In this candid and poignant collection of personal stories, sixty-three mothers describe the gifts of respect, strength, delight, perspective, and love, which their child with Down syndrome has brought into their lives. The contributors to this collection have diverse personalities and perspectives, and draw from a wide spectrum of ethnicity, world views, and religious beliefs. Some are parenting within a traditional family structure; some are not. Some never considered terminating their pregnancy; some struggled with the decision. Some were calm at the time of diagnosis; some were traumatized. Some write about their pregnancy and the months after giving birth; some reflect on years of experience with their child. Their diverse experiences point to a common truth: The life of a child with Down syndrome is something to celebrate. These women have something to say--not just to other mothers but to all of us.

Customer Reviews: Read 22 more reviews... A must read for all parents of a child with Down Syndrome January 5, 2009 I couldn't put this book down! I wish someone would have given this book to me when my son was born. This book needs to be given out in hospitals to the families of new babies born with Down Syndrome. It was so touching. I cried and laughed. Most importantly I felt connected to the writer of each story in some way. This book also echoed over and over the fact that we need medical professionals and hospital staff that have been properly educated on how to give less than desireable news to new parents in an intelligent and compassionate manner. A must read! December 29, 2008 I also have a child with Down syndrome, and this is one of my favorite books of all time. I have purchased copies of it for several of my family members and even my neighbor! br /br /Gifts helps to show people that life with a child who has DS isn't awful like many medical professionals make it seems like. My son is the best thing that happened to me and I wouldn't change one thing about him! Christmas gift November 9, 2008 'Gifts' is the book I will give to my doctor, my OBGYN, my daughters' pediatrician with the money we save by eating more simply this Advent. Our middle daughter has Down Syndrome and the 63 chapters by mothers of children with Down Syndrome continually resonated with my experiences. br / Last year my father gave me the gift of giving someone else a goat in a poor country through Heifer International. It struck me that "Gifts" is a perfect gift to the person who 'has everything'. One could give one copy to a parent and 4 copies to ones OBGYN - making it a generous amount to the parent and a gift multiplied. A Gift in Itself May 31, 2008 This is a warm and touching read. It was a pleasure hearing the stories of parents of children with Down's. As a Speech Pathologist and Teacher of the Speech/Language Impaired, I would highly recommend this to both my collegues and clients. Valuable Resource May 17, 2008 "Down syndrome is the most common genetic condition, happening once in every 730 births. Down syndrome occurs among people of all races and all economic levels and affects more than 350,000 American families." The sixty-three women who share their stories of raising a child with Down syndrome in "Gifts: Mothers Reflect on How Children with Down Syndrome Enrich Their Lives" breathe life into that statistic. br /br /Kathryn Lynard Soper's son Thomas was born premature and with Down syndrome. In inviting women to share their stories in "Gifts" she wanted to "create the book I wished I could have read during the long dark winter following Thomas's birth." These stories are stories of hope and love and of children who change the lives of the families they entered. There is pain, too: the pain of difficult medical procedures, lost hopes, and adjusting to a life different from the one envisioned. However, none of these women would change their lives. They love their children and have learned much from them. As Sopor states, all of these mothers have "come to understand that life - including life with an extra chromosome - is a gift. A good gift."br /br /"Gifts" is incredibly pro-life. Many of these women were given the option to terminate their pregnancy. For some, there was no question that they were going to carry their child through to birth. Others struggled long and hard with the decision. All chose life. As mother Catherine Finn states, "I want the world to understand that every child, whether they have a disability or not, deserves equal opportunities to grow and develop. I want to emphasize that children with Down syndrome are more similar than different when compared with other children."br /br /"Gifts" is an amazing book with parenting lessons even for those whose children don't have disabilities. The stories will open your eyes and touch your heart. It is an invaluable resource for those facing a diagnosis of Down syndrome in their own child. br /

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