In 1983, Jane Bernstein had everything she ever wanted: a healthy four-year-old daughter, Charlotte; a happy marriage; a highly praised first novel; and a brand new baby, Rachel. But by the time Rachel was six weeks old,
a neuro-ophthalmologist told Jane and her husband that their baby was blind. Although there was some hope that Rachel might gain partial vision as she grew, her condition was one that often resulted in seizure disorders and intellectual impairment. So began a series of medical and emotional setbacks that were to plague Rachel and her parents and strain their marriage to...
In 1983, Jane Bernstein had everything she ever wanted: a healthy four-year-old daughter, Charlotte; a happy marriage; a highly praised first novel...
What happens when love is no longer enough? Jane Bernstein thought that learning to accept her daughter s disabilities meant her struggles were over. But as Rachel grew up and needed more than a parent s devotion, both mother and daughter were confronted with formidable obstacles. Rachel in the World, which begins in Rachel s fifth year and ends when she turns twenty-two, tells of their barriers and successes with the same honesty and humor that made Loving Rachel, Bernstein s first memoir, a classic in its field. The linked accounts in part 1 center on family issues, social services,...
What happens when love is no longer enough? Jane Bernstein thought that learning to accept her daughter s disabilities meant her struggles were over. ...
