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Top positive review
A book that makes you think, cry, question and smile
19 December 2015
it is difficult to do justice in reviewing such an amazing book where Rachel shares her heart and life concerning her journey since having become a mum. Not the journey she was expecting, hard but not the same as bad she concludes. It feels as if you are her friend that she is confiding in and other than the emotions attached to such a story it is very easy to read, with fairly short chapters if you only have a few minutes to read at a time. There is great wisdom within these pages, but handed over in a natural conversational way that causes you to pause and just re read that last sentence that you read as you recognise its truth. This is a book for anybody and everybody that we can learn how we can help and not hinder each other on our journeys through life.
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Top critical review
Prompt delivery
19 March 2016
Heard the author being interviewed on Radio, felt it would be of interest for a friend whose grandson was born blind, so ordered it for her. Can't review the book itself but ordered one day and was delivered the very next day. Was surprised at the prompt delivery.
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10 June 2018
After hearing Rachel talk at my university about raising Sam, I had to read the book. The raw and honest account of her experience caring for Sam opened my eyes to many aspects of caring for a child with disabilities I had never considered. Never did she seem to sensor herself, speaking openly of grief for what could have been. As a student nurse, this gave me such an appreciation for how the smallest, most well meaning comment can change a parents life or send them spiralling into levels of pain you hadn't even considered.
Beautifully written and engaging from start to end (so much so, I finished the whole thing in a day). Thank you Rachel for taking the time to educate others and help other parents in your situation feel less isolated.
Beautifully written and engaging from start to end (so much so, I finished the whole thing in a day). Thank you Rachel for taking the time to educate others and help other parents in your situation feel less isolated.
3 February 2018
Beautifully and honestly written. I couldn't put it down.
11 January 2018
An absolute must read for all not only those parents dealing with the reality of living with a child with complex needs but also to those parents who are fortunate to have healthy children to gain an insight into the every day thoughts and struggles! I barely put it down! Fantastically written!
8 October 2017
A brilliantly written and honest account of life with a severely disabled child. Rachel really captures the emotion of the moment and there were so many times that I felt myself relating to what was written. It was at times heart-breaking and at other times inspiring. It made me laugh and it made me cry. I couldn’t put it down.
12 September 2017
I read this book in one sitting and just couldn't put it down. Being a parent of a disabled child myself I completely understood and related to so much of what Rachel said. It is brilliantly written and full of heart break, compassion, love, hope, dismay, optimism, basically the full rollercoaster of emotions brought by parenting a severely disabled child. If you have a child with severe disabilities, read this book. It will make you laugh, cry and think 'so it's not just me'!! I know I will read it again in the near future and enjoy it all over again.
16 August 2017
This is a beautifully written, raw and honest book. No stone is left unturned. It gives others a unique glimpse into the world of raising a child with severe and complex health issues, in amongst the chaos of everyday, family life. As a parent of a beautiful little girl who also has complex issues it was like someone had taken my thoughts and wrote them down, far more eloquently than I ever could! I have recommended it to family, friends and my daughters care team. It will give everyone involved with caring for these children a far deeper understanding of what our families go through every day.
11 August 2017
Moving and thought provoking. A good read, a book you don't want to put down.
2 August 2017
A truely inspiring and insightful book that has stayed with me. Rachel is a gifted writer.
1 August 2017
A beautifully written book, a must read for every parent who has a child with special needs. To know that others have travelled the same path that you are on is invaluable. Rachel shares her story with courage and grace.
29 July 2017
Sometimes a book just touches your soul. I started reading this book at around 4am whilst feeding my baby, and I continued to read it long after he had returned to sleep. This book is incredibly moving in the way it is written and it brought tears and laughter. I took a great deal from it as a mother and as a health professional working with children with complex needs, some of Rachel's comments WILL change my practice and to life with my son.
