Not Exactly As Planned A Memoir of Adoption, Secrets and Abiding Love

ISBN: 9781926452371
ISBN: 1926452372
ISBN: 9781926452395
ISBN: 1926452399
ISBN: 9781927335918
ISBN: 1927335914
Physical Description: remote 1 online resource.
Publisher: Toronto : Demeter Press, 2014.

Summary: Not Exactly As Planned is a captivating, deeply moving account of adoption and the unexpected challenges of raising a child with fetal alcohol syndrome. Linda Rosenbaum's life takes a major turn when her son, adopted at birth, is diagnosed with irreversible brain damage. With love, hope and all the medical knowledge she can accumulate, she sets out to change his prognosis and live with as much joy as she can while struggling to accept her new reality.Not Exactly As Planned is more than a story of motherlove. It's about bird- watching, bar mitzvahs, the collision of '60's ideals with the real world, family secrets and woodcarving.