TY - BOOK AU - Lanier,Heather Kirn TI - Raising a rare girl: a memoir SN - 9780525559634 AV - RJ 520.W65 L36 2020 U1 - 618.97/60420092B 23 PY - 2020/// CY - New York PB - Penguin Press KW - Lanier, Heather Kirn KW - Lanier, Fiona, KW - Mothers of children with disabilities KW - United States KW - Biography KW - Wolf-Hirschhorn syndrome KW - Patients KW - Genetic disorders in children KW - Human chromosome abnormalities KW - Mothers and daughters N1 - Includes bibliographical references N2 - "The author's daughter was born with a very rare genetic syndrome and faced a daunting prognosis: she would be a fraction of normal size, have innumerable physical and mental difficulties and likely a shortened lifespan. Now, at age eight she is attending standard public school classes. This is the story of her family's journey"-- ER -