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Jean-Louis Fournier did not expect to have a disabled child. He certainly did not expect to have two. But that is precisely what happened to this wry French humorist, and his attempts to live and cope with his Mathieu and Thomas, both facing extremely debilitating physical and mental challenges, is the subject of this brave and heartbreaking book. Fournier recalls the life he imagined having with his sons--but his boys will never really grow up, and he mourns the loss of every memory he thought he'd have. Though a devoted father, he does not shy away from exploring the limits of his love, the…

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  • Ebook · English · 2010
    Other Press · 9781590513842
Biography & AutobiographyNonfictionParents of children with disabilitiesFrench AuthorsBiographyFathers and sons