9780525559658
Raising a Rare Girl
Born with an ultra-rare syndrome known as Wolf-Hirschhorn, Fiona received a daunting prognosis: she would experience significant developmental delays and might not reach her second birthday. Not only had Lanier failed to produce a SuperBaby, she now fiercely loved a child that the world would sometimes reject. The diagnosis obliterated Lanier’s perfectionist tendencies, along with her most closely held beliefs about certainty, vulnerability, God, and love. Lanier realizes the biggest question is not, Will my daughter walk or talk? but, How can I best love my girl, just as she is. Loving Fiona opens Lanier up to new understandings of what it means to be human, what it takes to be a mother, and above all, the aching joy and wonder that come from embracing the unique life of her rare girl.
  • Publisher: Penguin US
  • Publication date: 06/07/2021
  • ISBN: 9780525559658
  • Page extent: 320
  • Format: Paperback
  • Dimensions: 211 mm x 140 mm
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