Keeping Katherine: A Mother's Journey to Acceptance - Softcover

"Susan Zimmermann's deeply moving book will touch all people, not only parents. Her courage, her joy, and her hope reach through her tragedy and offer us all a way of life that is creative, no matter what the circumstances." --Madeleine L'Engle, Newbery Award-winning author

"Susan Zimmermann portrays, with honesty, passion, and wisdom, a chapter of her life that is both deeply terrifying and wholly inspiring. It is a story of loss and gain, pain and joy, and--above all--profound truth. It is a story with the power to change your life." --T. A. Barron, author of Heartlight, The Ancient One, and The Lost Years of Merlin series

"Susan's story--and Kat's--is a profound gift. Susan reminds us that it isn't what happens to us that determines our life, but how we respond to it." --Marilyn Van Derbur, author of Miss America By Day

A deeply personal account of life with a profoundly disabled child candidly describes her and her husband's experiences with their daughter, Katherine, who grew normally until she was more than a year old, only to develop Rett Syndrome without warning. Originally published as Grief Dancers. Reprint. 10,000 first printing.