All Time Is Now.All Time Is Now Katie Letcher Lyle Infinity Publishing 1094 New Dehaven Street, Suite 100, West Conshohocken, PA 19428-2713 0741425203 $11.95 www.infinitypublishing.com All Time Is Now: Adventures with Jennie is author Katie Letcher Lyle's family memoir memoir History or record composed from personal observation and experience. Closely related to autobiography, a memoir differs chiefly in the degree of emphasis on external events. the adjustments that she, her husband, and her son learned to make when her daughter Jennie graced their lives. Jennie was born with cerebral palsy cerebral palsy (sərē`brəl pôl`zē), disability caused by brain damage before or during birth or in the first years, resulting in a loss of voluntary muscular control and coordination. and mental retardation mental retardation, below average level of intellectual functioning, usually defined by an IQ of below 70 to 75, combined with limitations in the skills necessary for daily living. ; her arrival was the coming of an "imperfect imperfect: see tense. " child into a "perfect" family. Yet Jennie's coming was a blessing that proved to them all they knew nothing about "perfect", and taught them everything about what it means to be human. Tracing the years of Jennie's life from early childhood to adulthood, the search to find the proper school for her, and the discovery that no family is truly "perfect" no matter how hard they try to maintain the illusion, and much more, All Time Is Now is a one-of-a-kind candid can·did adj. 1. Free from prejudice; impartial. 2. Characterized by openness and sincerity of expression; unreservedly straightforward: In private, I gave them my candid opinion. story, recommended for readers of all walks of life. |
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