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Description
When an idealistic activist objects to her siblings' plan to ship their disabled sister off to a nursing home, she's forced to choose between family and her sister's freedom.
TRIGGER WARNING: This true story deals with dysfunctional family relationships and ableist attitudes, which some readers may find upsetting.
"The result is more than a memoir: it's a testimony to how 'tickets to freedom' are gained through fighting and love."
D. Donovan, Sr. Reviewer, Midwest Book Review
A true story about disability, sisters, and standing up for the right to be yourself.
Franke James is an environmental activist who got into trouble in her own backyard-family trouble. She objected when she heard her siblings' plan to put their disabled sister, Teresa Heartchild, into a nursing home. Teresa, who has Down syndrome, refused to go. But the other siblings insisted and secretly put Teresa into an institution for end-of-life care.
Teresa was in shock. Franke was horrified and organized a rescue. That's when all hell broke loose. The two sisters had to stand together-against their siblings, the medical system, and the police-to defend Teresa's right to be free.
This is a true story about a key civil rights issue for all people with disabilities-the right to decide where you live.
AWARDS for Freeing Teresa
Human Relations Indie Book Award Winner, 2024:
- Gold Award, Family ChallengesGold Award, Special Needs (Disability Rights)Silver Award, LeadershipSilver Award, Inspirational
Eric Hoffer Award, 2024:
- Finalist, Memoirs
Firebird Book Awards, Q2, 2024:
- Judges' Pick1st place, Social/Political Change1st place, Special Needs (Disability Rights)2nd place, Leadership2nd place, Inspiration
Pinnacle Book Awards, Summer 2024:
- 1st place, Inspiration
Author: Franke James, Billiam James
Publisher: James Gang, Iconoclasts Inc.
Published: 10/12/2023
Pages: 346
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 1.12lbs
Size: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.77d
ISBN13: 9781999406103
ISBN10: 1999406109
BISAC Categories:
- Biography & Autobiography | Women
- Biography & Autobiography | People with Disabilities
- Biography & Autobiography | Memoirs