Road Map to Holland: How I Found My Way Through My Son's First Two Years With Down Syndrome

Road Map to Holland: How I Found My Way Through My Son's First Two Years With Down Syndrome
by Jennifer Graf Groneberg

Road Map to Holland: How I Found My Way Through My Son's First Two Years With Down Syndrome
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Author: Jennifer Graf Groneberg
Edition: Paperback
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language); English (Published)
Published: 2008-04-01
ISBN: 0451222954
Number of pages: 292
Publisher: NAL Trade

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Book Review: This book is a MUST READ for every woman who has ever had, or is thinking of having a baby.
Summary: 5 Stars

I could not put down this book. It is amazing. Road Map to Holland is the story of Jennifer Graf Groneberg's journey through the first two years of her son Avery's life. It is an unflinchingly honest look of what it was like to receive his diagnosis of Down syndrome, and how it affected her. The book is a wonderful testament in that what you think could be one of the worst things you'd ever go through could, in reality, be something absolutely wonderful. One of my favorite lines from the book is, "He's the child that I wanted, that I did not know I wanted."

I wish every woman would read this book. So many times, abnormal results from prenatal tests are presented in the bleakest terms possible. And yet, I think there are many instances in which an unwelcome diagnosis is not at all representative of the actual child who is born.

Road Map to Holland might be a scary book to read when you're pregnant, because it makes you think about things that are difficult to contemplate. Yet it offers so much hope and inspiration. I did not know 92% of women who receive a prenatal diagnosis of Down syndrome will abort. That statistic deeply troubles me. I think, and the book makes an excellent case, that if more people were offered an honest picture of Down syndrome, the statistic would not be so high. Road Map to Holland makes you search your soul about what makes a life worth living and what is truly important. I know I will keep it close by, and in the event anyone close to me ever receives a troubling prenatal test result, I will encourage her to read it for the comfort and education it offers. I encourage you to read it too. It really is an inspiration.

Summary of Road Map to Holland: How I Found My Way Through My Son's First Two Years With Down Syndrome

An exceptional memoir that provides emotional insight and practical advice.

It's like planning a trip to Italy, only to get off the plane and discover you're actually in Holland. You need a new road map, and fast...

When Jennifer Groneberg and her husband learned they'd be having twin boys, their main concern was whether they'd need an addition on their house. Then, five days after Avery and Bennett were born, Avery was diagnosed with Down syndrome.

Here, Jennifer shares the story of what followed. She dealt with doctors-some who helped, and some who were disrespectful or even dangerous. She saw some relationships in her life grow stronger, while severing ties with people who proved unsupportive. And she continues to struggle to find balance in the hardships and joys of raising a child with special needs. This book is a resource, a companion for parents, and above all, a story of the love between a mother and her son-as she learns that Avery is exactly the child she never knew she wanted.

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