ABSTRACT
The following story, “Welcome to Holland,” appeared in The Fresno Bee newspaper in October, 2002.
I am often asked to describe the experience of raising a child with a disability-to try to help people who have not shared that unique experience to understand it, to imagine how it would feel. It’s like this …
“When you’re going to have a baby, it’s like planning a fabulous vacation trip-to Italy. You buy a bunch of guidebooks and make wonderful plans. The Coliseum, The Michaelangelo David. The gondolas in Venice. You may learn some handy phrases in Italian. It’s all very exciting.”
