Normal : a mother and her beautiful son
by Newman, Magdalena M. (Author), Liftin, Hilary (Author)
Summary
For Magda Newman, normal was a goal--she wanted her son Nathaniel to be able to play on the playground, swim at the beach, enjoy the moments of childhood that are often taken for granted. But Nathaniel's severe Treacher Collins syndrome--a craniofacial condition--meant that other concerns came first... Full description
- Foreword by R.J. Palacio
- A beautiful baby boy. Beautiful ; Congratulations ; The first twenty-eight days ; To eat ; To breathe ; A different world ; Not cut out for this ; To eat, to speak ; To hear ; Division of labor
- A normal childhood. A house of our own ; Bad luck ; Casseroles and pity ; We've got this ; Teaching and being taught ; The new me ; Shallow water ; Good Christian neighbors ; A marathon, not a sprint
- Wonder. A "real-life" Auggie ; The boy from the Wonder book ; Reno ; Hollywood
- The big one. A unique form of torture ; A dog angel ; Complicated complications ; Muscle memory ; A new face ; Two wonders meet ; Made whole again ; Gift from God ; A new normal ; The "real" Wonder boy ; Gratitude
- Afterword: swimming like a fish.