Two Small Footprints in Wet Sand: The Uplifting True Story of a Mother's Brave Quest to Save Her Daughter
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| Rating | : | 4.91 (565 Votes) |
| Asin | : | B071JCM9G4 |
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| Number of Pages | : | 526 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2015-02-27 |
| Language | : | English |
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Carol L. Acton said The writing was excellent. The story was captivating.. This is an illness I am not familiar with and I hope I don't become familiar with it. The story is much more than the illness. An excellent, excellent read.. Love to the family Wow what a read that was. And being true the heart strings were well and truly tugged. Have tissues close. Love to the family, your bravery is amazing.. Missing an important element The story of this child is one that will overwhelm your emotions. The love shared by this family is amazing. WHat is disappointing, as with all KIndle autobiographies, is the lack of photos, which would form an additional bond . Additionally, the lack of follow-up on the well-being of the authors other two children leaves a void that cries to be filled.
Grace, dignity, and most of all love mark the lives of all those involved in the care of Thaïs. She promises her daughter a full life - not a life like other children have - but a happy life, a life of love. Two Small Footprints in Wet Sand relates the overwhelming tragedy experienced by a family as a result of a genetic disorder. Like most well-loved children, she is happy. Metachromatic leukodystrophy - MLD - is the diagnosis. But her footprints in the sand, with toes turned out, tell a different story. Julliand does not play down the pain of her child or of her family, or the exhaustion, discouragement, or burden each of them carries. A true tale told by a mother, it's the story of a little girl, of how family, friends, and the medical community united to define life by its beauty rather than its length. There is no cure. She laughs as she runs on the beach. Thaïs is almost two. Thaïs's family and the medical staff around her fight to provide comfort and efficient care, to conserve her dignity, to give her love, to add life to days when "we cannot add days to life.". While the disease may be grim, neither this book nor the people in it are. On the day Thaïs turns two, her mother, the author An