| Sumario: | Rud Turnbull's book describes the life of his son, Jay Turnbull, from the time he was born, in 1967, until he died, instantly and unexpectedly, in 2009. It describes the journeys their family travelled during the years in which rights for individuals were established and solidified - journeys that involved early intervention; institutionalization and de-institutionalization; public education; behavior modification and drug therapy; and life in a community in which the greatest safety nets were reliable allies, not governmental programs. Turnbull's book offers answers to two questions. First, how is it possible for a man with multiple disabilities to have a dignified life? Second, how is it possible for that man's father to give meaning to and come to peace with his son's death? The book is written in narrative (Jay's life from his birth to the day of his death) and in verse (his father's life from the day of death to the day of peace, two years later)
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