The Me in the Mirror - Softcover

Panzarino, Connie

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1878067451 ISBN 13: 9781878067456

Publisher: Seal Press, 1994

Synopsis

Rare Book

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From the Back Cover:

Writer, activist and artist Connie Panzarino was born in 1947 with the rare disease Spinal Muscular Atrophy Type III, formerly called Amytonia Congenita. Throughout a childhood filled with both pain and joy, she strove to define herself: "I knew I was different. Now I had a name for the difference, like being Italian or Jewish. I was an Amytonia. I didn't understand if that meant that I would never walk, or if all it meant was lack of muscle tone. I didn't know that most children with this disease die before they're five years old". In this deeply moving and eloquent memoir, Connie Panzarino describes her decades of struggle and triumph, her relationships with family members and long-time lover Ron Kovic (author of Born on the Fourth of July), her eventual turn to lesbianism, and her years of pioneering work in the disability rights movement. Filled with spirit, passion and defiance, The Me In The Mirror tells the story of a remarkable life.

Synopsis:

Recounts the author's experience growing up severely disabled, her struggles for education, companionship, and independence, and her life as a lesbian and a political activist.

About this edition

• Publisher: Seal Press
• Publication date: 1994
• ISBN 10: 1878067451
• ISBN 13: 9781878067456
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 271