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Biography & Autobiography Personal Memoirs

My Journey with Jake

A Memoir of Parenting and Disability

by (author) Miriam Edelson

Publisher
Between the Lines
Initial publish date
Apr 2000
Category
Personal Memoirs, Ethics
  • Paperback / softback

    ISBN
    9781896357355
    Publish Date
    Apr 2000
    List Price
    $24.95

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Description

Jake is celebrating his tenth birthday. That’s a remarkable feat, because at birth he was given only three years to live. Miriam Edelson is his mother, a dedicated fighter for Jake and families in similar situations. Edelson poses some tough questions: How do parents cope with a child who has special needs? Are we failing, as a society, to care for children with disabilities? Whatever happened to the federal government’s promise of a “Children’s Agenda”? My Journey with Jake works on two levels. It’s a poignant memoir by a devoted mother, and a hard-hitting, well-researched look at health care for Canada’s children.

About the author

Miriam Edelson, and the story of her son Jake, have appeared across Canada in newspapers and magazines, and on television and CBC Radio. She works as a trade-union and disability-rights activist.

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