Synopsis
When Brown was first born, neither his doctors nor his parenrs noticed symptoms or behavious to lead them think he was anything but a normal healthy child. When he was 4 months old, Brown's mother noticede that he couldn't hold his heat upright and lached motor control of the rest of his body. She took him to a doctor who diagnosed Brown with a severe and incurable disorder known as celebral palsy. This is the result of damage to the generally affect child's intelectuall fuction. the doctors told his mother and the rest of the family that was mentally disabled and that she should give up any hope for him. His mother refused to belive it, while the rest of the family accepted it.
When he was 5 years old, his mother finally saw evidence that she was right. One day, while his sister was playing with a piece of chalk next to him, Brown took the piece with his left foot and wrote an "A" on the ground. The fact that he made a coherent letter, Brown admits, was either coincidence or instinct, writing that his intent was to make "a wild sort of scribble with it on the slate." Whatever the case, it was a transformative moment for both him and his mother. The moment finally opened an outlet for communication. For his mother, the moment was proof that her son's mental capacity was not diminished.
Following this transformative communicative experience, however, Brown eventually turned inward over time. Although other children, including his siblings, would play with him while Brown moved around on a cart he called "Henry," he felt distance from these children in a very acute way.
Brown knew he was different; that realization was an intensely depressing one for him. As he grew increasingly introverted, Brown began to lose himself in literature, painting, and poetry.
A visit to Lourdes, France provided Brown a second major transformative experience. There, he met a number of people with even worse disabilities than his. This gave him an enormously valuable dose of perspective on his condition. He felt greateful for everything he could do, instead of feeling depressed about everything he couldn't do. Also, he documents various advancements in celebral palsy research and treatment around that time. Some of these treatment helped improve his speech and motor fuctions although they were minor changes. However, with his new perspective on life, Brown realized how grateful he was even smallest improvements in his condition.
Personal opinion
I think this book is a good book to understand how a person with mental disabilities can give his thought a twist and think about the good things and not see all the bad things, but for this you need support and people who are willing to help you with anything.
Author of the review
Nora Odriozola
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