"Dougan gets very personal ... exposing the nerve and dedication necessary to foster independence in a sibling with special needs ... A touching, surprisingly funny tough-love narrative." --Kirkus Reviews "Terrell Dougan writes with humor, humanity, and complete honesty. In this tale of two sisters--one who never gives up her dolls, one who never loses her pluck--she takes readers on a thought-provoking, endearing journey through life. Along the way, she shows readers the changing social attitudes of the last half-century, and her personal odyssey from resistance to acceptance." --Rachel Simon, author of Riding the Bus with My Sister "With heartache and humor, tenderness and honesty, Dougan inspires us to remember the kindness, joy, and grace that forever remain life's possibility." --Andrew Bridge, author of Hope's Boy "Enormously touching, funny, wise, breathtakingly honest, and compellingly readable." --Judith Viorst, author of Forever Fifty "Funny, and wonderful, and horrible, and happy and sad." --Muffy Mead-Ferro, author of Confessions of a Slacker Mom "Irene is a very special lady who makes others feel better about lots of things." --Kim Peek, the original model for Rain Man Meet Terrell Dougan's sister, Irene: a woman in her sixties who still believes in Santa Claus and the Easter Bunny--but who also enjoys playing those characters for the children at the local hospital; whose favorite outfit, which she'll sneak into whenever Terrell's back is turned, consists of Mickey Mouse kneesocks and shorts; who wins over the neighborhood kids by hosting two fire trucks at her lemonade stand; whose fridge bears a magnet: NORMAL PEOPLE WORRY ME. When Irene was born, her parents were advised to institutionalize her. They refused and instead became trailblazers in advocating for the rights of people with mental disabilities. The entire family benefited, with a life rich in stress, sorrows, hilarity, joy, and overwhelming kindness from strangers. Terrell has found that the only way to get through the difficult moments is to laugh--even in the most trying of times. In her moving, funny, and unforgettable memoir about life with Irene, Terrell Dougan shows that love, humor, and compassion are enough to heal us, every single day.

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That went well [large print] : adventures in caring for my sister

Terrell Harris Dougan

Center Point Large Print

Center Point Publishing

Hachette Books

Miramax Books

Voice

Center Point large print edition, Thorndike, Maine, 2009

Center Point large print ed, Thorndike, Me, c2009

1st ed., New York, New York State, 2009

United States, United States of America

Hachette Book Group, [New York], 2008

First ed, New York, 2009

Large Print, 2009-03-01

PS, 2009

до 2011-08

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Meet Terrell Dougan's sister, Irene: a woman in her sixties who still believes in Santa Claus and the Easter Bunny -- and who also enjoys playing those characters for the children at the local hospital. Whose favorite outfit includes Mickey Mouse knee socks and shorts. Whose refrigerator bears a magnet: Normal People Worry Me. When Irene was born, her parents were advised to institutionalize her. They refused and in turn their entire family had a life rich with stress, sorrows, hilarity, joy and overwhelming kindness from strangers

2011-08-26