Rachel in the world
Subtitle: a memoir
By: Jane Bernstein.
Publisher: University of Illinois Press
Published: 2007
Place of publication: Urbana
Language: eng
Number of pages: 266
ISBN-13: 9780252032530
Subjects: Bernstein, Jane, -- 1949-; Bernstein, Rachel; Parents of children with disabilities -- United States -- Biography; Parents of children with disabilities -- Psychology; Youth with disabilities -- United States -- Biography
Genres: Biography.
Description: "What happens when love is no longer enough? Jane Bernstein thought that learning to accept her daughter's disabilities meant her struggles were over. But as Rachel grew up and needed more than a parent's devotion, both mother and daughter were confronted with formidable obstacles." "Rachel in the World, which begins in Rachel's fifth year and ends when she turns twenty-two, tells of their barriers and successes with the same honesty and humor that made Loving Rachel, Bernstein's first memoir, a classic in its field. The linked accounts in part 1 center on family issues, social services, experiences with caregivers, and Rachel herself - difficult, charming, hard to fathom, eager for her own independence. The second part of the book chronicles Bernstein's attempt to find Rachel housing at a time when 200,000 Americans with mental retardation were on waiting lists for residential services. As Rachel prepares to leave her mother's constant protection, Bernstein invites the reader to share the frustrations and unexpected pleasures of finding a place for her daughter, first in her family, and then in the world." --Book Jacket.
Notes: Includes index.
Table of contents: title: Taking Rachel swimming; title: Making Rachel big; title: Taking care; title: On regret; title: Rachel flies alone; title: At seventeen; title: Rachel at work; title: Talking; title: Kishorit; title: The fourth visit; title: Love and death; title: Lifesharing; title: At Anna's; title: Commencement; title: How it happened; title: A perfect place.