Yearning for Normal: learning acceptance - Paperback

by Susan E. Busch (Author)

This award winning book tells a mother's story of raising her son Michael, who was born missing a submicroscopic piece of chromosome 22. That tiny missing fragment of DNA affected every aspect of his life physically, mentally, and spiritually. Michael's mother describes her adventures and misadventures with the medical system, educational system, and legal system during his growing up years. While Michael and his mother were both yearning for normal through their struggles, they were also learning acceptance of life as it is with all its glory and imperfections.

Author Biography

Susan Ellison Busch works as a Nurse Practitioner with kidney patients, and is the mother of three grown sons. She has spoken at national conferences on topics related to kidney disease and also about raising a son with Deletion 22q.11 syndrome. When she isn't working or trying to write, she enjoys the trees and the sky, horseback riding, playing tennis, and eating onion rings with her son Mike. She is currently working on a novel that takes place in a dialysis unit.