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A life-affirming story of a mother's experience raising her disabled son and what it means to be seen as different.

About the author

Jessica Moxham is a writer with interest in the areas of parenting and disability. Her eldest son, Ben, is severely disabled, and she writes a blog discussing how she and her family support him with - and learn from - his disability. Her blog is read by parents, health professionals and educators, among others.

Jessica has given lectures to health professionals on her family's experience, from students to more than 100 doctors at the Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health. She has been interviewed on BBC R4 Woman's Hour, R5 Live, Times Radio and Talk Radio Badass. Her work has appeared in Mail on Sunday's You Magazine, Good Housekeeping, the Guardian, the Scottish Herald and Irish Independent.

Jessica is also a qualified architect and has worked in London and the Middle East. She now lives in London with her husband and three children, in the house she redesigned to suit Ben. Blog: son-stories.com. Instagram: @jessmoxham.

Summary

A life-affirming story of a mother's experience raising her disabled son and what it means to be seen as different.

Foreword

A life-affirming story of a mother's experience raising her disabled son and what it means to be seen as different.

Product details

• Authors: JESSICA MOXHAM, Jessica Moxham
• Publisher: Conran Octopus Ltd
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 28.04.2022
• EAN: 9781913068417
• ISBN: 978-1-913068-41-7
• No. of pages: 304
• Dimensions: 124 mm x 196 mm x 28 mm
• Subjects: Fiction > Narrative literature > Letters, diaries; Guides > Self-help, everyday life > Family; BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Personal Memoirs, FAMILY & RELATIONSHIPS / Parenting / Motherhood, SELF-HELP / Codependency, Child care & upbringing, Advice on parenting, Coping with disability, Self-help, personal development and practical advice, Coping with physical impairments / disability