Willow O'Keefe is born with osteogenesis imperfecta, or brittle bone disease, which means she will suffer hundreds of broken bones as she grows, and a lifetime of pain. What rights do parents or doctors have to terminate a life? How disabled is too disabled? As a parent, how far would you go to save someone you love?
When faced with the reality of a child who will be disabled, at which point should an obstetrician counsel termination? Should a parent have the right to make that choice? And as a parent, how far would you go to take care of someone you love? What constitutes a valuable life? Emotionally riveting and profoundly moving, Handle with Care is an unforgettable novel about the fragility of life and the lengths we will go to protect it.Explores the moral dilemmas faced by the parents of a severely disabled child. What if Charlotte had known earlier of Willows illness? What if things could have been different? What if their beloved Willow had never been born? To do Willow justice, Charlotte must ask herself these questions and one more. Everything changes, though, after a series of events forces Charlotte and her husband to confront the most serious what-ifs of all. Willow is Willow, in sickness and in health.
Shes smart as a whip, on her way to being as pretty as her mother, kind, brave, and for a five-year-old an unexpectedly deep source of wisdom. What if their child had been born healthy? But its all worth it because Willow is, funny as it seems, perfect. Instead, their lives are made up of sleepless nights, mounting bills, the pitying stares of luckier parents, and maybe worst of all, the what-ifs. Charlotte and Sean OKeefe would have asked for a healthy baby, too, if theyd been given the choice. Every expectant parent will tell you that they dont want a perfect baby, just a healthy one. In this provocative story from the #1 New York Times bestselling author, Picoult writes with unassuming brilliance (Stephen King). Book Synopsis When Willow is born with severe osteogenesis imperfecta, her parents are devastated-she will suffer hundreds of broken bones as she grows, a lifetime of pain. When faced with the reality of delivering a child who will be disabled, a parent wrestles with the decision whether to consider termination or not. About the Book Bestselling author Picoult explores a timely yet controversial issue in her latest novel.
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