Smart as a whip, beautiful, brave, and kind, Willow is Willow, in sickness and in health.Įverything changes, though, after a series of events forces Charlotte and Sean to confront the most serious what-ifs of all. Yet, in other ways, their daughter Willow is a perfect child. Charlotte and Sean O’Keefe wanted the same but instead, their lives are made up of sleepless nights, mounting bills, pity from other parents, and haunting what-ifs. In this provocative story from the #1 New York Times bestselling author, “Picoult writes with unassuming brilliance” (Stephen King).Įvery expectant parent insists the same thing: they simply want a healthy baby. OL891934W Page_number_confidence 92.61 Pages 516 Partner Innodata Ppi 300 Rcs_key 24143 Republisher_date 20201018143555 Republisher_operator Republisher_time 2089 Scandate 20200925160854 Scanner Scanningcenter cebu Scribe3_search_catalog isbn Scribe3_search_id 9780743296427 Sent_to_scribe Tts_version 4.When Willow is born with severe osteogenesis imperfecta, her parents are devastated-she will suffer hundreds of broken bones as she grows, a lifetime of pain.
What rights do parents or doctors have to terminate a life? How disabled is too disabled? As a parent, how far would you go to save someone you love?Īccelerated Reader/Renaissance Learning UG 5.9Īccess-restricted-item true Addeddate 13:01:08 Boxid IA1949002 Camera USB PTP Class Camera Collection_set printdisabled External-identifier Handle With Care is an absorbing narrative which also questions the basis of medical ethics and of personal morality. And the obstetrician she's suing isn't just her physician - it's her best friend. But it means that Charlotte has to say in a court of law that she would have terminated the pregnancy if she'd known about the disability in advance.
As the family struggles to cover medical expenses, Charlotte decides to file a wrongful birth lawsuit against her obstetrician for the monetary payouts which might ensure a lifetime of care for Willow. Willow O'Keefe is born with osteogenesis imperfecta, a brittle bone disease, which means she will suffer hundreds of broken bones as she grows, and a lifetime of pain. After her daughter contracts a fatal disease, Charlotte O'Keefe must confront some serious questions that ultimately lead to one final epiphany: what constitutes a valuable life
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