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Kathryn Lynard Soper’s The Year My Son and I Were Born takes on, with grace, honesty and candor, a difficult subject . With some 5000 children born with DS each year in the . alone, and a 90 percent abortion rate for those diagnosed prenatally, this is an important book.

Kathryn Lynard Soper’s The Year My Son and I Were Born takes on, with grace, honesty and candor, a difficult subject: what it means, in our culture of perfection, to become the mother of a disabled child. While offering hope and encouragement, Soper dispels some of the myths about DS, including the adage that special children are given to special people. She didn't feel chosen by a magic wand or divine intervention. DS is a random occurrence, about one in 800-1000 births.

This book is truly remarkable. I read it in hours and found it both riveting and disturbing. I am a lover of a non-fiction tale and was suitably sucked in immediately. This tells the story of a mother of 6, Kathryn Soper, who goes through a journey beginning with having her 7th child 10 weeks early, not only does that come with its own set of problems, but then she finds out that he has Down syndrome. She battles with her thoughts about that and she takes the reader through her slow journey to get through all the obstacles.

With six other children at home, Kathryn Lynard Soper was prepared for the challenges another newborn would bring

With six other children at home, Kathryn Lynard Soper was prepared for the challenges another newborn would bring. With six other children at home, Kathryn Lynard Soper was prepared for the challenges another newborn would bring. But after Thomas's complicated birth, his diagnosis-Down syndrome-forced her to face her deepest fears and weaknesses, her ignorance and prejudice, and her limitations as a mother and as a human being.

A Story of Down Syndrome, Motherhood, and Self-discovery.

Soper, Kathryn Lynard/ Bauer,. The Year My Son and I Were Born. 1 2 3 4 5. Want to Read. Are you sure you want to remove The Year My Son and I Were Born from your list? The Year My Son and I Were Born. A Story of Down Syndrome, Motherhood, and Self-discovery Published by Globe Pequot Pr. Written in English.

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The Year My Son and I Were Born : A Story of down Syndrome, Motherhood, and Self-Discovery. by Kathryn Lynard Soper. But after Thomas's complicated birth, his diagnosis Down syndrome forced her to face her deepest fears and weaknesses, her ignorance and prejudice, and her limitations as a mother and as a human being. Kathryn Lynard Soper is the author of Gifts: Mothers Reflect on How Children with Down Syndrome Enrich Their Lives (Woodbine House, 2007), which has sold 12,000+ copies since publication

A Story of Down Syndrome, Motherhood, and Self-Discovery. by Kathryn Soper Author · Patricia Bauer Author of introduction, etc. ebook. Kathryn Lynard Soper is the author of Gifts: Mothers Reflect on How Children with Down Syndrome Enrich Their Lives (Woodbine House, 2007), which has sold 12,000+ copies since publication. More about Kathryn Soper. Year My Son and I Were Born. Books related to The Year My Son and I Were Born. Her struggle, coupled with the demands of caring for a fragile baby and juggling her family's needs, sparked the worst episode of depression she'd experienced in decades.

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About book: I could relate to so many elements in this book. In fact, it felt like I could have written some of it. I appreciated the author's honesty in writing about her feelings and experience. Opening yourself up like that is such a difficult thing to do. This book made me laugh and cry in turns. Thanks to my friend for sending me the book. I think this was actually the first non-fiction book I've read without falling asleep in the middle of it (except from sheer exhaustion, which is what happens when you read a book while nursing a newborn).