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Tales of the Dragonfly: A New Beginning Revised and Updated-March 2010
Tales of the Dragonfly A New Beginning Revised and UpdatedMarch 2010 Author:Tamara Ferguson As an introducton to her "Tales of the Dragonfly" novels, the author discusses her attempts to find meaning and self-worth in her life while she has no choice but to be home full time to care for her severely autistic, mentally impaired, and diabetic son, due to the lack of vocational programming available to him, because of the Illinois budgeta... more »ry crisis. The state of Illinois now ranks in the top three worst states financially, due to their more than $13 billion budget deficit. With over 11,000 individuals on the PUNS waiting list in the spring of 2009, and no new statistics available, she disusses her doubts about the state's capability to realistically service their disabled. The author talks of her early rewarding collegiate years, followed by years of disappointment due to her several bad choices, which include problems with alcohol, then marriage to a jealous and abusive first husband. As a single parent of two young boys, she struggles on as a successful sales representative, then remarries and shortly afterward is forced to deal with her autistic son's behavior problems, after he develops diabetes. Eventually, even more tragic consequences develop after her second husband is arrested.« less