Finding Matthew: A Child with Brain Damage, a Young Man with Mental Illness, a Son and Brother with Extraordinary Spirit - Softcover

Kirk, Donna

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1988360528 ISBN 13: 9781988360522

Publisher: Kinetics Design, 2021

Synopsis

During the first few weeks after Matthew Kirk was born -- brain-damaged as a result of oxygen deprivation during delivery -- the doctors advised his parents, Donna and Ed Kirk, to put him in an institution, have another baby as soon as possible, and get on with their life.

But what the doctors didn't understand was that Matthew was their life.

Indeed, as he grew, he would surprise everyone with his athletic good looks, spirited personality, and supreme ability to create joy and love as so many people gathered around to help him through his physical and mental struggles.

Now, with the publication of this clear-eyed, laugh-inducing, and heart-tugging book, Donna Kirk recounts the story -- the love story -- of how she and her family found Matthew, and how he found them.

About this title

About the Author

Donna Kirk's writings -- her short stories as well as the book Finding Matthew, a literary non-fiction narrative -- revolve on her family and, particularly, on her son Matthew, who was born with physical and developmental challenges. Her work has appeared in The Quick Brown Fox, Canadian Voices (volume two), Ars Medica, CommuterLit, and The Daily American, a U.S. newspaper. Donna lives in Oakville, Ontario, with her husband, Ed. www.donnakirk.com

Edition details

• Publisher: Kinetics Design
• Publication date: 2021
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1988360528
• ISBN 13: 9781988360522
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 2
• Number of pages: 314