‘A Different Life: Growing Up Learning Disabled and Other Adventures’ is a highly acclaimed book written by Quinn Bradlee and Jeff Himmelman. Quinn bradlee shares experiences of his personal life in this book. Quinn bradlee is son of sally Quinn, a best seller writer and Ben bradlee, a Washington post executive editor. This paper discusses the book, A Different Life: Growing Up Learning Disabled and Other Adventures’ and talks about related aspects of the book.
Quinn shares how he came in this world with a hole in his heart and he had to undergo a number of surgeries when he was just three months old. For Quinn it was just a start and he suffered from a battery of sicknesses including migraine, seizure, and fevers. In the age of 14, he was diagnosed with Velo-Cardio-Facial Syndrome, a disorder that causes several other problems. Quinn openly shares that he was different from other normal children. He shares his social, educational and cultural experiences of his young age (Bradlee & Himmelman, 2009).
Quinn shares how he prevailed over his health related problems and after that he launched a web site for the people who used to suffer from the Velo-Cardio-Facial Syndrome and similar health related issues. The book presents an inspiring account of real life incidents that extends help to the parents whose children are suffering from such health problems. Quinn, while writing his own story does not sound upset at any point of his life and this makes him a real hero for other people.
This book has some very interesting things kike the book is written by a youngster who was suffering from Velo-Cardio-Facial Syndrome which caused him suffering from learning disorder too. Quinn shares all big and small moments of his life not only those are related to his health but also gives account of some interesting incidents that is considered very personal and secret. Quinn informs how he loosed his virginity on a Caribbean island, Saint Martin with a black girl. Quinn expresses his concern that people who suffer from VCFS or similar problems are not paid due attention. He suggests that such people should be duly heard and responded in order to make them feel good.
The book also includes the story of his parents. Being the parents of a young son who was suffering from a number of health related issue, they were very upset at times. Quinn describes how his mother became very emotional after he delivered a speech on learning disabilities at a conference. Quinn Bradlee went to two different colleges but unfortunately could not complete his graduation. Finally he went to a film school and there he found a passion for himself. He then made a film on Velo-Cardio-Facial Syndrome (VCFS). The film helped in raising money for the research work on VCFS.
After having observed the abovementioned analysis of the book, A Different Life: Growing Up Learning Disabled and Other Adventures’ written by Quinn bradlee, it is good to suggest that this book is really helpful for the people who are suffering from critical diseases. Since the book is written by a youngster who himself faced a number of health related problems, it is inspirational for the youngsters who suffer with similar health related problems as Quinn bradlee had. The book is an account of real life incidents and sufferings thus very important for the professionals of health sector.
Reference
Q. Bradlee & J. Himmelman. (2009). A Different Life: Growing Up Learning Disabled and Other Adventures. New York: PublicAffairs.
