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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
  • eBook

    ISBN
    9781926662213
    Publish Date
    Apr 2000
    List Price
    $16.99

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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 is a social activist, mother, and writer living in Toronto.

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