An Uncomplicated Life: A Father's Memoir of His Exceptional Daughter
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A father's exhilarating and funny love letter to his daughter with Down syndrome whose vibrant and infectious approach to life has something to teach all of us about how we can better live our own.
Jillian Daugherty was born with Down syndrome. The day they brought her home from the hospital, her parents, Paul and Kerry, were flooded with worry and uncertainty, but also overwhelming love, which they channeled to "the job of building the better Jillian." While their daughter had special needs, they refused to allow her to grow up needy—"Expect, Don't Accept" became their mantra. Little did they know how ready Jillian was to meet their challenge.
Paul tells stories from Jillian's mischievous childhood and moves to her early adulthood, tracing her journey to find happiness and purpose in her adult life, sharing endearing anecdotes as well as stories about her inspiring triumphs. Having graduated from high school and college, Jillian now works to support herself, and has met the love of her life and her husband-to-be, Ryan.
In An Uncomplicated Life, the parent learns as much about life from the child as the child does from the parent. Through her unmitigated love for others, her sparkling charisma, and her boundless capacity for joy, Jillian has inspired those around her to live better and more fully. The day Jillian was born, Paul says, was the last bad day. As he lovingly writes, "Jillian is a soul map of our best intentions"—a model of grace, boundless joy, and love for all of us.
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Paul Daugherty. (2015). An Uncomplicated Life: A Father's Memoir of His Exceptional Daughter. HarperCollins.
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Paul Daugherty has been a sports columnist for the Cincinnati Enquirer since 1994. He has covered nearly every major American sporting event, as well as five Summer Olympic Games. He is the author of Fair Game, a collection of his sports columns, and coauthor of books with Chad Johnson and Johnny Bench. He blogs daily at The Morning Line on Cincinnati.com. He lives in Loveland, Ohio, with his wife, Kerry.
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A father's exhilarating and funny love letter to his daughter with Down syndrome whose vibrant and infectious approach to life has something to teach all of us about how we can better live our own.
Jillian Daugherty was born with Down syndrome. The day they brought her home from the hospital, her parents, Paul and Kerry, were flooded with worry and uncertainty, but also overwhelming love, which they channeled to "the job of building the better Jillian." While their daughter had special needs, they refused to allow her to grow up needy—"Expect, Don't Accept" became their mantra. Little did they know how ready Jillian was to meet their challenge.
Paul tells stories from Jillian's mischievous childhood and moves to her early adulthood, tracing her journey to find happiness and purpose in her adult life, sharing endearing anecdotes as well as stories about her inspiring triumphs. Having graduated from high school and college, Jillian now works to support herself, and has met the love of her life and her husband-to-be, Ryan.
In An Uncomplicated Life, the parent learns as much about life from the child as the child does from the parent. Through her unmitigated love for others, her sparkling charisma, and her boundless capacity for joy, Jillian has inspired those around her to live better and more fully. The day Jillian was born, Paul says, was the last bad day. As he lovingly writes, "Jillian is a soul map of our best intentions"—a model of grace, boundless joy, and love for all of us.
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"Raw, real, touching and poignant—everything a memoir should be." — Huffington Post
"An expressive, nostalgic series of memories of living life with a special needs child." — Kirkus Reviews
"Affecting. ... This feel-good memoir will appeal to all parents of children with special needs." — Booklist
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It's easy to cheer for sportswriter Daugherty, who writes affectingly about life with his exceptional daughter, Jillian, born with Down syndrome. He doesn't sugarcoat it. Being in regular-ed classrooms didn't ensure a regular childhood, he writes. He and his wife are fierce advocates for Jillian, and they succeeded in taking on school administrators to secure better services for their daughter. He also helps Jillian land a job with the Northern Kentucky University basketball team, filling water bottles at practice, mopping the basketball floor, and passing out fresh towels to sweaty players. ( I love my team, she says.) Jillian gets a happy ending: a love-at-first-sight boyfriend who will soon become her husband. They get the big things right: whom they love and who loves them, writes Daugherty. He also raises some big-picture questions about parents' desire for perfect kids. Jillian is closer to perfect than anyone I've known, he says. This feel-good memoir will appeal to all parents of children with special needs.(Reprinted with permission of Booklist, copyright 2015, American Library Association.)
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Jillian Daugherty was born with Down syndrome. The day they brought her home from the hospital, her parents, Paul and Kerry, were flooded with worry and uncertainty, but also overwhelming love, which they channeled to "the job of building the better Jillian." While their daughter had special needs, they refused to allow her to grow up needy—"Expect, Don't Accept" became their mantra. Little did they know how ready Jillian was to meet their challenge.
Paul tells stories from Jillian's mischievous childhood and moves to her early adulthood, tracing her journey to find happiness and purpose in her adult life, sharing endearing anecdotes as well as stories about her inspiring triumphs. Having graduated from high school and college, Jillian now works to support herself,...
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