Mikey and me, life with my exceptional sister, Teresa Sullivan
Type
Classification
1
Genre
1
Subject
15
- Autistic children + Family relationships -- Case studies
- Autistic children -- United States -- Biography
- Blind children -- United States -- Biography
- Children with mental disabilities + Family relationships -- Case studies
- Blind children + Family relationships -- Case studies
- Siblings of people with disabilities -- United States -- Biography
- Children with mental disabilities -- United States -- Biography
- Siblings of children with disabilities -- United States -- Biography
- Developmentally disabled children + Family relationships -- Case studies
- Sullivan, Teresa, (Retired registered nurse)
- Autobiographies
- Sullivan, Mikey, 1953-1997
- Sisters -- United States -- Biography
- Brain-damaged children
- Developmentally disabled children -- United States -- Biography
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Label
Mikey and me, life with my exceptional sister, Teresa Sullivan
Language
eng
resource.biographical
autobiography
Illustrations
illustrations
Index
no index present
Literary form
non fiction
Main title
Mikey and me
Oclc number
970684536
Responsibility statement
Teresa Sullivan
Sub title
life with my exceptional sister
Summary
When Mikey is young, the Sullivans are a closely knit unit, all of them devoted to caring for her. But as Mikey grows older, she also grows increasingly violent. By the time she's twelve, institutionalization is the only available option--and without the shared purpose of caring for Mikey, the family begins to unravel. As her family falls apart, Teresa searches for relief and connection during a time of sweeping cultural change. Lacking maturity or guidance, she makes choices that lead her down a sometimes-perilous path. But regardless of the circumstances at home and the tumult in their individual lives, the Sullivans are united in their love and concern for Mikey. In Mikey and Me, Teresa interweaves her exceptional sister's journey with her own, affirming the grace and brutality of Mikey's life, and its indelible effect on her family. Unflinching and insightful, this is a deep exploration of the relationship between two sisters--one blind, with profound developmental disabilities, unable to voice her own story, and the other with the heart and understanding to express it exquisitely for her. -- Publisher's description
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