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And Yet We Rise
“This is the book I wanted fifteen years ago.”
Meditative, humorous, and raw, And Yet We Rise, dares to dive into the hidden world of parenting a medically fragile child with significant, multiple disabilities. This graphic novel explores the beauty and heartbreak with frankness and humanity.
If you live long enough, a loved one – or even you- will become disabled, but honest information is rare. This book tackles the hard questions:
How do you care for someone year after year who won’t get better?
How do you deal with the conflicting emotions of grief and relief?
Love it or hate it, you will have an opinion about this ground-breaking graphic novel.
This book calls to anyone who knows desperation, loneliness, or sorrow. It packs a powerful message: Not everything must be fixed… and, in fact, even significant disability and death are normal and natural– not to be feared or fought, but embraced as integral parts of the human experience.
The drawings are quietly stunning. They guide you through a disorienting landscape of intense complexity with their deceptively simple lines. You feel like you are getting a glimpse, not only into the artist’s private sketch book, but his life.
Meditative, humorous, and raw, And Yet We Rise, dares to dive into the hidden world of parenting a medically fragile child with significant, multiple disabilities. This graphic novel explores the beauty and heartbreak with frankness and humanity.
If you live long enough, a loved one – or even you- will become disabled, but honest information is rare. This book tackles the hard questions:
How do you care for someone year after year who won’t get better?
How do you deal with the conflicting emotions of grief and relief?
Love it or hate it, you will have an opinion about this ground-breaking graphic novel.
This book calls to anyone who knows desperation, loneliness, or sorrow. It packs a powerful message: Not everything must be fixed… and, in fact, even significant disability and death are normal and natural– not to be feared or fought, but embraced as integral parts of the human experience.
The drawings are quietly stunning. They guide you through a disorienting landscape of intense complexity with their deceptively simple lines. You feel like you are getting a glimpse, not only into the artist’s private sketch book, but his life.
256 pages, Paperback
Published January 1, 2017
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About the author
David Borden
6 books6 followersDavid Borden is an artist and award winning writer living in Austin, Texas with his wife and daughter. He’s held various jobs in education: director of art programming at a non-profit for persons with disabilities, ESL and GED instructor, and college administrator. Once, long ago, he even sold everything and moved to Morocco for five years. He is often described as unconventional, irreverent, and indomitable. Savannah taught him to laugh loudly, face every day with courage, and dare to dream.
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April 3, 2017
I cried tears of sadness and joy while reading this book. In fact, I nearly burst into tears while buying the book, too. I purchased the book at the after-party of the Rosedale Ride. I walked up to the author's booth, and he offered me some birthday cake, as that day would have been his daughter's 18th birthday. I thanked him for sharing his daughter's story, and told him I looked forward to reading the book.
Once I started reading it that night, I could not put it down. David Borden shares the heartbreaking, yet beautiful story of his family in a wonderfully illustrated graphic novel. His older daughter had severe health issues and significant developmental delays, and he lovingly tells the story of learning how to appreciate her for her unique self during her all-too-short life. The story was of particular interest to me as a special ed teacher, but I think it goes beyond that. This book is a tribute to living in the moment and loving wholeheartedly.
Once I started reading it that night, I could not put it down. David Borden shares the heartbreaking, yet beautiful story of his family in a wonderfully illustrated graphic novel. His older daughter had severe health issues and significant developmental delays, and he lovingly tells the story of learning how to appreciate her for her unique self during her all-too-short life. The story was of particular interest to me as a special ed teacher, but I think it goes beyond that. This book is a tribute to living in the moment and loving wholeheartedly.
April 3, 2017
I have to be honest and say, I didn't know what to expect with this book- the cover wasn't very appealing, but man, this was refreshing and raw graphic novel. An honest look at life with a medically fragile child. Heartbreaking and beautiful. Well written with superb illustrations. I read this book in one sitting.
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