Trapped: My Life with Cerebral Palsy (Proprietary)

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Synopsis

An honest, unflinching, and inspiring memoir of living with a challenging disorder.

Fran Macilvery was born in the 1960s, when her parents were living in the Belgian Congo. Fran was the second of premature twins—and until the last moment, no one knew that twins were arriving. The complications and resulting delay led to Fran’s cerebral palsy.

Growing up with her siblings in Africa, Fran always felt different. When everyone else was playing and having fun, she would watch and wish she could join in. Eventually the family moved to Scotland and, as Fran grew older, her hurt turned into anger, self-hatred, and suicidal depression. Then one day, someone looked at her and saw a woman to love, and that was the start of her journey to self-acceptance.

A truthful and revealing look at the difficulty of maintaining the appearance of a “normal” life with CP, and the lessons learned along the way, Trapped is “an ideal firsthand account of the unique and largely unknown world of disability.

Copyright:
2014

Book Details

Book Quality:
Publisher Quality
Book Size:
192 Pages
ISBN-13:
9781629141299
Related ISBNs:
9781510704121
Publisher:
Skyhorse Publishing
Date of Addition:
Copyrighted By:
Ann Forsyth
Adult content:
No
Language:
English
Has Image Descriptions:
No
Categories:
Nonfiction, Disability-Related, Biographies and Memoirs, Health, Mind and Body, Medicine
Submitted By:
Bookshare Staff
Usage Restrictions:
This is a copyrighted book.

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