Melanie, Bird with a Broken Wing A Mother's Story

Name: Melanie, Bird with a Broken Wing A Mother's Story
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ISBN: 9781598571134

ISBN-10: 1598571133

ISBN-13: 9781598571134

Edition: 2010

Authors: Beth Harry

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Gripping, raw, and beautiful, this book reveals the struggles and rewards of caring for a child with severe disability and helps professionals work more sensitively and effectively with families of children with special needs. Written with grace and candor by special education professional Beth Harry, the book chronicles the life of her daughter, Melanie, who was born with a rare form of cerebral palsy and died less than 6 years later. Captivating the reader from page one, Dr. Harry illuminates the full spectrum of her parenting experiences¿from the day her ¿little bird¿ came into the world to the day she left. Readers will come away with a deep understanding of the complex emotions that…

Book details

List price: $26.95
Copyright year: 2010
Publisher: Brookes Publishing
Publication date: 3/11/2010
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 232
Size: 5.50" wide x 8.00" long x 0.75" tall
Weight: 0.880
Language: English



About the Author


Acknowledgments






With a Whimper



Melanie



Empty Hands



The Sweet Bird



The Dream Is Me



Crashing



Gargling



Choking



Vomiting



In Our Hands



“Oh, God! No!”



The Bearer of Bad News



Nestargel



The Spiral Staircase



Smiling



Initial Assessments



Seeing



Interpreting



Swallowing



Invisible Chains



Love and Faith



Mummy Therapy



A Very Sick Baby



The Turning Point



Sleep Feeding



Thriving



Naming the World



Morning Has Broken






Mark



Seeking Another View



The Forest or the Trees?



Joan and Wendy



The Shade of the Immortelle



Bobath Therapy



A Temporary Goodbye



“Yes!”



Back to School



Magnificent Helpers



A Happy 4-Year-Old



A New Decade



Dynamic Reassessment



CT Scan



Btain Gazing



Mercedes and Elizabeth



The Spreading Branches of the Immortelle



A Fairy-Tale Morning



From Fairy Tale to Nightmare



The Worst of Times



The End



She Looks All Right



Goodbye


Epilogue


Melanie


References


Reader's Guide