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The Truth About Butterflies: A Memoir (2011)

by Nancy Stephan(Favorite Author)

3.73 of 5 Votes: 2

ISBN

0615435459 (ISBN13: 9780615435459)

languge

English

genre

Memoir & Autobiography

publisher

Rum & Baker Publishing

review 1: Coping with a chronic illness is difficult at best. Now enter into this mix a single parent and a highly strong willed daughter. Both Nancy and Nicole are strong independent woman. Their relationship is almost symbiotic at times. Each in their own way battle Nicole's illness, not wanting to admit the only outcome is Nicole's untimely death. It takes Nancy thirty days to reconcile herself to the fact that Nicole must be taken off life support. Afterwards Nancy decides she must move from the home she and Nicole have shared as there are too many painful memories. While packing she finds a box containing Nicole's "treasures" Nancy did not know existed. By going through her daughter's effects Nancy gets a better insight into her daughter's feelings and views. It is through this... more "gift" box Nancy can put her daughter to rest and her self doubt that she did the right thing concerning her daughter's medical care. Death is not an end but the next phase of things to come.
review 2: This is true story of a young woman facing motherhood too young but having a good support system from her foster parents. I was saddened by the callousness of her own relatives who chose to give her up to foster care for being biracial after her mother died. The author has overcome tremendous odds as a single mother with a child who develops juvenile diabetes and has so many set backs until she is claimed by renal failure at 27 years old. The mother's faith sustained her even when she faced obstacles from a purely callous and clinical medical profession who saw this young girl as only a number on their case load. The choices both mother and daughter make are so insightful never losing faith in God even when the odds are against them. It was a book and story which touched me deeply. I will remember Nicole and her mother and their love for one another and keep this book to remind me that love is forever and no obstacle is so big that we can't face it with God's help. less

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