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Finding Magic Mountain: Life With Five Glorious Kids and a Rogue Gene Called Fop
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Product Description
Carol Zapata-Whelan describes her son's struggle with the rare genetic disease Fibrodysplasia Ossificans Progressiva (FOP), focusing on the time of diagnosis at age nine to his first year in college (he matriculated as a pre-med student at the University of California, Berkeley, in September 2004). Zapata-Whelan illustrates how this struggle with FOP has shaped and strengthened her family, and how, as a mother, the experience has taught her to put her trust in the universe, and live life one day at a time. Through her son's remarkable grace and strength in dealing with his disease, she has learned that an unexpected encounter with suffering can be a blessing as well.
Through flashbacks and anecdotes, Zapata-Whelan leads the reader through the ups and downs of dealing with FOP in everyday life, while offering insight, hope and guidance throughout.
Through flashbacks and anecdotes, Zapata-Whelan leads the reader through the ups and downs of dealing with FOP in everyday life, while offering insight, hope and guidance throughout.
Product Details
- Amazon Sales Rank: #459795 in Books
- Published on: 2006-08-01
- Original language: English
- Binding: Paperback
- 320 pages
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About the Author
Carol Zapata-Whelan, Ph.D., is a lecturer in Spanish and Hispanic Literature at California State University, Fresno. Frederick S. Kaplan, MD, is the director of the US¹s only FOP laboratory, at the University of Pennsylvania. Michael Henrickson, MD, is Clinical Associate Professor of Pediatric Rheumatology at the University of Oklahoma Children¹s Hospital.
