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Son Down, Son Up

Author: Brenda Seals

Publisher: Crippled Beagle Publishing

Published: 2019-03-30

Total Pages:

ISBN-13: 9781970037180

Young Matthew Seals earned good grades, dutifully attended church, respected his parents, excelled at sports, and adored his baby sisters. He had an ideal existence until one careless teenage decision led him from safety to unspeakable suffering as a full-blown heroin addict. In Son Down, Son Up, Matthew's mother Brenda Seals opens her heart and home life to reveal the hell on earth she lived as the parent of an active addict. She explains her personal agony, how she contributed to Matthew's self-destruction, and how addiction affected her entire family. Most importantly, she shares how she found HOPE. Brenda's humble narrative encourages others that addicts can get well and families can heal. Brenda's story includes:Warning signs of addictionCoping methods and tips for loved onesMatthew's account of the worst & best moments of his journeyNotes from Brenda's husband, daughters, and daughter-in-law relating their unique experiences during Matthew's addiction and recoveryDiscussion questions

Up, Not Down Syndrome

Author: Nancy M. Schwartz

Publisher: Modern History Press

Published: 2020-04-01

Total Pages: 126

ISBN-13: 1615994629

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Up, Not Down Syndrome is a love letter and a map. Experience how it feels to think your life is over after having an unlovable baby. At first the loss seems impossible to overcome. Alex becomes the author's greatest teacher. Love is stronger than fear. Everyone has gifts. The book consists of three parts: the story, the lessons Alex taught the writer and Alex's perspective. Up, Not Down Syndrome is a promise to stay positive, no matter what: up, not down. Nancy's journey gets to the core of what it is to be human: * Explore what it feels like to think life, as you know it, is over. * Discover the fierce love, joy and peace a baby diagnosed with Trisomy 21 (Down syndrome) brings. * Learn the lessons this child taught his mom. * Understand the gift this baby brings to our world. * Realize the depth of the love this family has for the child. "A beautiful, honest account of not just accepting--but embracing--the unknown. Nancy shows us the blessing of an unexpected gift and the enormity of love." --Sara Byala, Ph.D. "This is a wonderful book to remind you that the joy of love is possible in unexpected places when you open your heart to it." --Barbara Taylor Bowman, Irving B. Harris Professor of Child Development "A moving and wise story of how a family navigates through hope, loss, learning and, most of all, love." --Rabbi David Wolpe, author of David: The Divided Heart "The truth and beauty of Nancy Schwartz's words tell an ongoing story of love, learning and the power of acceptance. All can learn from this family's boundless hope and from their source of joy and strength: Alex." --April Beard, Music Educator and Cellist Learn more at www.UpNotDownBook.com From Modern History Press www.ModernHistoryPress.com

When Down Is Up

Author: Melba Wilkat

Publisher: iUniverse

Published: 2005-02

Total Pages: 166

ISBN-13: 0595342280

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The story of John Albert Wilkat, a young man with Down syndrome and cerebral palsy, as told by his mother who shares the joys and heartaches he brought to her life and the positive effect he had on others.

Nobody's Son: A Memoir

Author: Mark Slouka

Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company

Published: 2016-10-18

Total Pages: 217

ISBN-13: 0393292312

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"I have never before read anything except Nabokov’s Speak, Memory that so relentlessly and shrewdly exhausted the kindness and cruelty of recollection’s shaping devices." —Geoffrey Wolff Born in Czechoslovakia, Mark Slouka’s parents survived the Nazis only to have to escape the Communist purges after the war. Smuggled out of their own country, the newlyweds joined a tide of refugees moving from Innsbruck to Sydney to New York, dragging with them a history of blood and betrayal that their son would be born into. From World War I to the present, Slouka pieces together a remarkable story of refugees and war, displacement and denial—admitting into evidence memories, dreams, stories, the lies we inherit, and the lies we tell—in an attempt to reach his mother, the enigmatic figure at the center of the labyrinth. Her story, the revelation of her life-long burden and the forty-year love affair that might have saved her, shows the way out of the maze.

Wake Up, Mom!

Author: Linda Lee Henderson

Publisher:

Published: 2021-08-20

Total Pages: 232

ISBN-13: 9781646634118

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Wake Up, Mom! is a heartbreaking story about a mother's emotional journey through her son's addictive years. She chronicles their family's life and its downward spiral after a supposedly helpful prescription drug meant to aid her son's ADHD caused a nightmarish sequence of events that nearly destroyed him. This tale of chaos portrays Mom's emotional seesaw as her son experiences disaster after disaster, candidly describing the pain and the challenges they both faced in an effort to overcome his addiction. Her son had a dream. Mom was determined to try and help him achieve that dream, but she couldn't do it on her own.

Listen to Me, Son

Author: Yen

Publisher: Partridge Publishing Singapore

Published: 2020-03-18

Total Pages: 62

ISBN-13: 1543753310

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“Listen to me, son” is a collection of conversations between the author, Yen and his father and mother, and between Yen and his sons, Paul and Peter. The impact of these “little chats” helps build relationships between the author and his parents, and between Yen and his own sons. This book is a good read for everyone. Whether you are a grandparent, parent, son or daughter, it speaks to you in a personal way. These conversations also shaped the thoughts, mindset and character of the reader. “Reflection” is a powerful section where many important lessons are taught. Learn how to communicate with your children. Patience is a vital key to understanding your children. This book is “a must have” for parents who want to have a better understanding of their children. Parents “talk down” to their children without realising they may hurt their children’s pride. Simple everyday conversation can bring hope or despair to a young heart. Children who read this book will learn of the deep love their parents have for them. This book is about communication. Open communication establishes an atmosphere of trust which is essential in every relationship.

You're Hitched Son!

Author: Kathy Ann Powers Ogden

Publisher: Xlibris Corporation

Published: 2014-12-03

Total Pages: 707

ISBN-13: 1499062605

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On a desperate quest to become legal guardian of her younger sisters, India runs away to find help. In searching to find help, she runs into a loud, cocky bull rider, Chad Watch. She proposes a temporary marriage agreement to gain custody of her sisters. Will India achieve her number one goalto save her sistersor will she find disappointment? Chad Watch is a ladies man, good-looking, cocky, a professional bull rider, a deputy for the local sheriffs department, and a womanizer. He loves parties, rodeos, and women. Chad never gave love, family, or children a single thought. But in meeting India, Chad will agree to anything for just one night. Will Chad agree to an everlasting love and a family?

Christian, My Son

Author: S.M. Alvarez

Publisher: Christian Faith Publishing, Inc.

Published: 2021-12-24

Total Pages: 179

ISBN-13: 1098089332

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“As I sat in prayer, through tears and anguish and bitterness of soul, He was with me. He too will be with You if You acknowledge Jesus as Your Savior. This story is God’s story. He is the author of my life and though I would like to choose to write things differently, I trust Him.” Christian, My Son takes you through the journey of one woman’s immense grieving over the loss of her only son, Christian, and everything that God spoke to her during that time. From the day of her son's tragic passing to over a year after his death, she chronicles how God spoke to her each step of the way in her grieving. Taken through moments of hope and encouragement, to times of defeat and exhaustion, she shares how God was there through it all and taught her many great truths. There were questions. There were answers. There were many occasions of despair but also numerous incidents of being challenged to live out the faith she believed in. The author shares candidly about the thoughts and feelings she experienced after the loss of her beloved son and includes real journal entries in hopes that other hurting hearts will know they are not alone in what they may be feeling. Based on the truths of God found in the Bible, this true story offers comfort to readers, that there is a hope and a future for those who choose to seek after Jesus. Christian, My Son is an emotional read, but one full of truth and hope.