As if sitting down with a friend after a long day, this is the book you want to read when you find yourself on the unexpected path of parenthood.
Before becoming a mother, Leah Witman Moore would zoom through the day with her to-do list in hand, happily teaching high school students, and returning home to her loving husband, Zachary.
Then their first child, Jordan, was born with an extremely rare syndrome called Cri Du Chat. And when their twin boys, Austin and Oliver, were born four years later, they found themselves surrounded by neurosurgeons and oncologists, once again testing the resolve of their sanity and their marriage.
In Loving You Big, Leah Witman Moore recounts how she learns to balance the joys and sorrows of her life as she navigates between wig-clad dance parties and the painful loss of loved ones. This powerful and poignant memoir teaches readers to celebrate every small victory, savor every chaotic moment, and recognize the profound impact of a kind word.
Proceeds from the book will support the incredible organization Shane’s Inspiration Inclusion Matters, who create inclusive playgrounds for children with disabilities all over the world.
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“It made me think about how I approach the world around me and what I want to do differently.”
“Leah challenges her reader to look at the world differently, to check our own ‘ableism’ biases, and to simply love big!”
“In her beautiful and inspiring memoir, Leah Moore, mother of a child with a rare chromosomal disorder, invites us into her journey as they beat the predictions with bravery, vulnerability, and above all, humor.”
– Nicola Wheir
#1 New York Times bestselling author of The Nanny Diaries
“The only universal truth about parenting is that none of us are getting out unscathed. There’s going to be sobbing, but there will also be cake. Just focus on the cake. In her charming story of family and hope, Leah Moore appears to have figured that all out, choosing daily to meet her challenges with a hum rather than sob…and a robust collection of wigs. If there’s any secret to parenting, that would be it: Just keep humming.*“
– Jeni Decker
author of I Wish I Were Engulfed in Flames: My Insane Life Raising Two Boys With Autism
*Wigs optional
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