Brenda
My Angel with a Limp
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Life can throw you a bad break, but through hard work and perseverance many things are possible. The birth of a child lacking mental and physical abilities is one. The challenges we faced and how we overcame them is the story told.
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After the birth of Brenda my downs syndrome daughter and not knowing which way to turn. This book takes you along the road walked by us, the people we meet along the way with a positive and negative attitude. Many things learned through trial and error, some never lost others never learned. The goal to keep Brenda happy and healthy.
About the Author
Born in Westmont Ill. Raised in Downers Grove ILL. To a middleclass family. At the age of 9 I lost my mother to cancer. I had two sisters, 12 and 10 a younger sister 2, my, father remarried when I was 11. The two years we were alone my sisters, and I managed the house and took care of our younger sister. I married at 20, Cheryl was born, divorced at 22, I made my own way for 3 years, remarried at 25. Bill and I would have been married 50 years, before Cancer took him from us. Brenda was born in 1969, with Downs syndrome. For me everything changed, with help from Bill and so many others along the way. Who I want to thank} Brenda has grown into a 48, year old person who is happy and loving most of the time.