Yesterday's Child Author:Helene Brown Yesterday's Child is the moving, true story of a woman's struggle to raise her multiply handicapped child and, at the same time, find fulfillment in her own life. At the age of twenty, Helene Brown found herself the mother of a beautiful, blonde-haired, green-eyed daughter who was deaf, mentally retarded, and the victim of cerebral palsy. Reca... more »lling her initial shock and despair, Mrs. Brown tells of the foundering of her marriage under the emotional stress of Karen's problems, and of the frustrations, guilt, resentment, and anger she had to overcome in order to accept the reality of Karen.
Here is the most harrowing yet inspiring story of love and courage, trial and triumph you will ever read--the story of an extraordinary mother who succeded in building meaningful lives for both her daughter and herself despite incredible handicaps.« less