You will dream new dreams : inspiring personal stories by parents of children with disabilities / Stanley D. Klein and Kim Schive, editors ; [foreword by Richard Thornburgh]

What can I say? / Geralyn Anderson Arango -- How to be my daughter's friend / Melissa J. Himelein -- Life is good / Susan Sivola -- Hope for little hearts / Lenore Cameron -- He has stars in his eyes / Hope C. Thorpe -- Looking toward the future unafraid / Terrin Pelham -- Too much reality / Pamela Simmons -- Aidan's gift / Valle Dwight -- The future is now / Albert Freedman -- Redefining perfection / Carol Driver -- Getting to know my son / Karen Ciaccio -- Trust your instincts / Carol Gordon -- It's okay to have hope / Lynne Gregorio -- I have learned ... / Eric C. Last -- Hard choices / Laura Salomons -- A trophy of grace / Leslie Neugent -- Go ahead and lose control / Colleen Jesaitis -- Talk to me / Karen Scoggins -- Learning to cope / Melody Stebelton -- An evolution of emotion / Casey Cunningham -- Beyond the diagnosis / Mary Stephens -- I am a father / Christopher J. Beveridge -- Our journey / Donna Cohen -- What to say / Sandra Assimotos-McElwee / "Mother seems overly concerned" / Caryle Seim -- Skip the guilt / Janice M. Block -- Readiness / Cindy Daniel -- Turning obstacles into triumphs / Diane Stonecipher -- Being Kip's mom / Melody Grant -- Dreams / Ann Waldrop -- Having everything / Jan T. Skoby -- Be a parent first / Jo Ann Spencer -- The perfect daughter / Michael T. Bailey -- Silver linings and everyday clothes / Joan Killough-Miller -- Raising answers / Julia Shure -- Double whammy / Carolyn Carasea -- Welcome to the world / Nancy E. Holroyd -- "Normal" lives / Karen L. Higginbotham -- Finding our way / Nate Terrell -- Parent support to the rescue / Jennifer Titrud -- Unconditionally yours / Elaine Tillman -- I wish... / Barbara J. Ebenstein -- Survival skills / Paula Holdeman -- A change of plans / Janis Cloakey -- Time / Mary Jane Kitchens -- Lessons from our life with Matt / Joyce Millard-Hoie and John Hoie -- The woman in the picture / Carolyn Schimanski -- Congratulations! / Jennifer M. Graham -- Journal entries / Anonymous -- Different dreams / Kim Kaster -- Traveling a different path / Maureen S. Penton -- Chicken soup for the special family's soul / Carolyn Anderson -- The green bike / Sally Cash Ragsdale -- The journey / Jillian K. Welch -- The ride / Susan Helling -- The rudest awakening / Robert A. Naseef -- Get over it! / Jo Ann Simons -- Mission of love / Trena Tremblay -- Welcome to Holland / Emily Perl Kingsley -- We let them lead us / Nathan Elbaum and Louise J. Elbaum -- When my daughter became blind / Mary McHugh -- You are not alone / Patricia McGill Smith -- Lessons learned / Donna L. Roberts