Upcoming interview in "Our Sunday Visitor"

I was interviewed about "A Special Mother is Born" and the new Massachusetts law requiring that positive, up-to-date information on Down syndrome be given to expectant parents facing a prenatal diagnosis of Down syndrome for "Our Sunday Visitor". I will link to the article here if it is available online.
If you know someone facing a prenatal diagnosis of Down syndrome you can help them by accessing this pamphlet online or sending them a copy of "A Special Mother is Born".

I was interviewed on Sirius Radio's Catholic Channel

On Tuesday, July 17, Gabbi and I took the train from Long Island to Manhattan and walked in 96 degree heat to Rockerfeller Center where the Sirius XM Radio Station is located. I was scheduled to be interviewed on the Catholic Channel by Sr Marie Papas on her show "Pathways to Learning".
My first experience of big time media was when Michael Coren interviewed me on his show in Canada. I filmed the live interview at the CNN building in Lincoln Center, with a remote camera in a tiny studio, and I was quite nervous. This time I was a big more relaxed, however, Gabbi and I were struck by the contrast between my interview with a Catholic nun and the hard core rockers who were in the other studios. She was taking photos of the famous autographs on the walls and literally bumped into Howard Stern.
When Sr Marie walked in, I greeted her with, "You certainly are counter-cultural here!"
Sr Marie laughed and led me to her studio, where she impressed me with her eloquent introduction of my work and interesting questions.Sister graciously discussed my book A Special Mother is Born. and encouraged her listeners to purchase it.
 If a get an MP3 file of the broadcast, I will post it here, but the response of the many callers from all over the nation was enough to show that this topic of parenting special needs children is indeed an important one among Catholic Channel listeners. The stories were encouraging, and a man from the Archdiocese of New York talked about an upcoming program, "Diana's Hope" which will provide outreach to mothers expecting a special needs baby.

I hope to see Sr Marie Papas again soon, it was a pleasure doing a show with her.

Review up at Faith & Family Live

Thank you Daria Sockey for a review after my own heart at Faith & Family Live blog! When asked  about who the book is for, I always say every one,  because we never know what life will bring us. The life lessons the writers in my book share, to trust God when you can't see how you can endure reality, to pray with your family, to see the beauty in those the world reject, these are sound advice to any Catholic in crisis.
And they are just plain beautiful when they share the unique gifts their children posses, gifts you might have missed while fussing about what they can't do.
So, thanks again to Daria for a prescient and timely review on my favorite blog, just in time for Mother's Day!

I'll be on "A Closer Look" radio program today

Sheila Liauguminas and I will be discussing my book, "A Special Mother is Born" and the gifts which special needs children bring to the world. Tune in at 6:00 PM EST and call in to ask me a question.
 "A Closer Look" is on Relevant Radio.

Two books to buy for Mother's Day gifts

Author and special mom Amy Julia Becker was kind enough to plug my book on her blog, "Thin Places".
She suggests that moms deserve a good book or two for Mother's Day.
 I couldn't agree more!

Nancy Valko's review of "A Special Mother is Born" in "Voices"

I have always admired the advocacy for the unborn of  Nancy Valko, member of Women for Faith and Family and Secretary of Nurses for Life. I watcher her on "Faith & Culture" and never dreamed I would edit a book which would contain her story about her precious daughter Karen, who was born with Down syndrome. Her story, included in the review is Chapter 15, entitled, "The Hospital Visit".
 It was an honor to work with her, and to publish a link to her excellent review here. 

The ebook is now available!

"A Special Mother is Born" can now be purchased for only $3.99 as an ebook. You can read it on your smart phone, Kindle, Ipad, tablet or home computer
. Order it here from WestBow Press. Soon it will be on Amazon  and Barnes & Noble.