Trapped: My Life with Cerebral Palsy
- ISBN-10
- 1629141291
- ISBN-13
- 9781629141299
- Series
- Trapped
- Category
- Biography & Autobiography
- Pages
- 194
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2014-03-04
- Publisher
- Skyhorse + ORM
- Author
- Fran Macilvey
Description
A revelatory memoir of one woman’s life with disability, depression, acceptance, and ultimately, love. Fran Macilvey’s life had a difficult path from the moment she came into the world. Her mother, living in the Belgian Congo in the 1960s, had known she was pregnant with a daughter. But she didn’t know she was pregnant with two. By the time the doctors responded, one hour too late, Fran was born with cerebral palsy. Growing up disabled, Fran always felt different. While other children played, she could only watch. She grew up feeling like a frozen spectator, the observer of an unjust world that moved effortlessly around her. Juvenile hurt turned into adult anger, self-hatred, and suicidal depression—until the day when someone saw past her limitations, launching Fran on a journey of introspection, self-acceptance, and love. Exploring Fran’s million and one mistakes and successes on the path to peace and joy, Trapped is a revealing and honest meditation on what it means to live with disabilities—a beacon of hope and a powerful lesson in understanding.
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