Child of Dreams
by
Book Cover & Preview Text
Child of Dreams is the story of two women, Jennifer Collins, who was paralyzed at a young age, and Jill Casey, who becomes disabled after a hiking accident in the Colorado mountains. The two women meet while on their individual honeymoons, and after going their separate ways do not meet up again until a few years later. By this time, Jill Casey, injured on her honeymoon, is now alone, as her Coast Guard Lieutenant husband, has divorced her--not being able to cope with a woman with a disability. Jennifer Collins on the other hand is now a mother of three, and working out to become a world acclaimed wheelchair athete. The two meet again at a wheelhair basketball game, and their friendship begins. Jennifer and Jill begin a journey--a journey where both are challenged by their individual struggles and goals--one on a quest to win paralympic gold, and one to find true love. Child of Dreams will take the reader through the challenges and excitement of living with a physical disability; the struggles and the thrills, the love and the heartbreak of dating, marriage, childbirth, sacrifice, loss and the lack of understanding by many in the able-bodied world. But the reader will also see what hard work and committment can do when you're living daily to reach your ultimate goals. Child of Dreams is based in part on a true story.
Formats
Book Details
About the Book
Child of Dreams is a journey--a journey of two incredible women, both challenged by their individual struggles and goals, who are brought together by an unknown, yet, inspiring destiny. One woman, paralyzed by a childhood disease dreams of winning a paralympic gold medal and the other after a tragic injury leaves her paralyzed, dreams of finding true love. The book is based in part on the true stores of two women with strong family ties, an even stronger faith, and their individual desires to overcome their physical limitations.
About the Author
Barbara Roose Cramer moved to Denver, Colorado, from Iowa in 1951. She is married to Bill, her husband of 50 years, has three sons and seven grandchildren. She is a paraplegic due to polio and has used a wheelchair for 64 years. She is a paralympian gold medalist, a retired bookkeeper, an avid quilter and she and her husband are assistant managers at the Wilderness on Wheels outdoor disability center in Grant, Colorado. Barbara writes for magazines and newsletters, has several pieces of poetry in print and Child of Dreams is her third book.