Linda Bonner: From grief to joy!
Linda Bonner is an artist, author, speaker, entrepreneur, and disability advocate. As an author and advocate, she works with families and caregivers who want to build a fulfilling life for their loved one with Down Syndrome so they can experience hope and joy.
Her new international bestselling book, Blessed with Extraordinary: Support and resources for families of children with Down Syndrome, is a heartfelt guide to caring for children with Down Syndrome from birth to adulthood.
She intertwines her personal experiences of raising her son Kevin, beginning with her initial grief to embracing the joy of parenting her extraordinary child.
In her book she shares her personal story, practical resources, empowering tools, and a lifelong roadmap to help parents forge a clear path to a life of opportunities for them and their child. To help parents build a personal plan, she has created a companion workbook so they can record important information from contact numbers for caregivers and self-care tips to life planning, celebrations, and government resources.
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“In my desperate search for information on how to be the very best mom, I met with and talked to anyone who could expand my base of knowledge. "
Blessed with Extraordinary is a heartfelt guide for caring for children with Down Syndrome from birth into independent adulthood. Linda Bonner intertwines her experiences of raising her son, Kevin, beginning with her initial grief to embracing the joy of parenting her extraordinary child with practical resources, empowering tools, and a lifelong roadmap to help you forge a clear path to a life of opportunities for you and your child.
The Blessed with Extraordinary workbook was created to be a companion to Blessed with Extraordinary: Support and resources for families of children with Down Syndrome. It is a place for you to record important information including contact numbers for family, physicians and specialists, your personal self-care plan, document your life planning goals for your child and so much more.
There is a place to document your answers and action plan as you consider the questions at the end of each chapter. By using this workbook, you’ll create a ready resource for you to keep handy and pick up when you need it.
It will also serve as a starting point for you to create your Letter of Intent and Life Plan for your child and your family.
