Jesse

A Mother's Story of Grief, Grace, and Everyday Bliss

Nonfiction, Family & Relationships, Family Relationships, Motherhood, Health & Well Being, Medical, Biography & Memoir
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Author: Marianne Leone ISBN: 9781439184165
Publisher: Simon & Schuster Publication: September 7, 2010
Imprint: Simon & Schuster Language: English
Author: Marianne Leone
ISBN: 9781439184165
Publisher: Simon & Schuster
Publication: September 7, 2010
Imprint: Simon & Schuster
Language: English

Jesse Cooper was an honor-roll student who loved to windsurf and write poetry. He also had severe cerebral palsy and was quadriplegic, unable to speak, and wracked by seizures. He died suddenly at age seventeen.

In fiercely honest, surprisingly funny, and sometimes heartbreaking prose, Jesse’s mother, Marianne Leone, chronicles her transformation by the remarkable life and untimely death of her child. An unforgettable memoir of joy, grief, and triumph, Knowing Jesse unlocks the secret of unconditional love and speaks to all families who strive to do right by their children.

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Jesse Cooper was an honor-roll student who loved to windsurf and write poetry. He also had severe cerebral palsy and was quadriplegic, unable to speak, and wracked by seizures. He died suddenly at age seventeen.

In fiercely honest, surprisingly funny, and sometimes heartbreaking prose, Jesse’s mother, Marianne Leone, chronicles her transformation by the remarkable life and untimely death of her child. An unforgettable memoir of joy, grief, and triumph, Knowing Jesse unlocks the secret of unconditional love and speaks to all families who strive to do right by their children.

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