One Strong Girl

Lesley Buxton

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ISBN: 9781988286648

One Strong Girl

  Author:   Lesley Buxton    
  Publisher:  Pottersfield Press

One Strong Girl is a mother’s vivid account of what it is like to lose her daughter, India, to a rare debilitating disease. The story is a bold description of what it means to deal with deep sorrow and still find balance and beauty in an age steeped in the denial of death. At ten, India climbed the highest on the rope at gymnastics, yet by sixteen was so weak she was unable to even dress herself. The narrative follows the six-year fight for answers from the medical community. Finally, after the genetic testing of India’s DNA, it was discovered there were two mutations on her ASAH1 gene, a deadly combination. Today her cells are alive in a research lab at the University of Ottawa. This is a legacy that cuts both ways, a point of pride and pain. One Strong Girl is a story of what it’s like to outlive an only child. It describes the intensity of loving a dying child and most importantly, the joy to be found, even amidst the sorrow.

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ISBN associated with this title: 9781988286648
Item PC0285
PublisherPottersfield Press
PublisherPottersfield Press
Published on November 16 2018
Language eng
Pages 240
Format Paperback
Dimensions9(in) x 6(in)
Shipping weight335(g)
Status ACTIVE TITLE
Lesley Buxton studied theatre in London, England, and travelled extensively before settling down in Penticton, British Columbia. Her writing has appeared in Hazlitt, The Antigonish Review, The Fiddlehead, and The New Quarterly. She has an MFA in creative nonfiction from University of King's College in Halifax, Nova Scotia.