The Bold, the Brave, and the Breathless: Reveling in Childhood's Splendiferous Glories Amid a Life of...

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Margaret Anne Mary Moore

The Bold, the Brave, and the Breathless

Reveling in Childhood's Splendiferous Glories Amid a Life of Disability and Loss

Margaret Anne Mary Moore

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Woodhall Press
09 January 2024

Biography: general; Memoirs; Coping with disability

After a normal, healthy, full-term pregnancy, Margaret Moore's parents Anne and Terrence were shocked as a prolapsed umbilical cord left their daughter unable to breathe on her own. Margaret, nicknamed Meg, was not expected to live through the night and began to breathe on her own by the next day-

a phenomenon that medical personnel deemed a miraculous recovery. Meg came home with a physical disability Cerebral Palsy and permanent dependence on others for help with feeding, dressing, hygiene, and transfers to and from her wheelchair and walker. A speech impediment caused her to rely on a communication device to speak to others.

Meg's disability only added to the already chaotic Moore household. Along with having Meg's two older brothers, Sean and Brian, age three and four at the time of Meg's birth, Terrence had already been diagnosed with a rare form of stomach cancer, which later took his life just before Meg's second birthday. Raising the kids on her own, Anne was determined to teach Meg, Brian, and Sean to persevere through even the toughest of circumstances to reach their ambitions. This book follows Meg from the time of her birth through her Long Meadow Elementary School graduation. Through granular levels of detail, Meg narrates her experiences of pursuing regular education and activities such as Girl Scouts, soccer, ice-skating, and snow tubing despite her physical limitations. She delves into the challenges that often comes with seeking inclusion and acceptance, but she also highlights the joyous-

and often hilarious-

adventures of her childhood. The story of Meg Moore and her family is meant to make you ponder how you, too, can reach your wildest ambitions and how your inner strength is one of the greatest factors enabling you to do so.

By: Margaret Anne Mary Moore
Imprint: Woodhall Press
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions: Height: 228mm, Width: 152mm, Spine: 22mm
Weight: 571g
ISBN: 9781954907959
ISBN 10: 1954907958
Pages: 300
Publication Date: 09 January 2024
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Margaret Anne Mary Moore is a summer 2022 graduate of Fairfield University';s Master of Fine Arts in Creative Writing Program, where she earned a degree in creative nonfiction and poetry. A 2020 magna cum laude graduate, she holds a Bachelor's degree in English/Creative Writing from Fairfield University. Margaret is an editor and the marketing coordinator at Woodhall Press and also works as an ambassador for PRC-Saltillo. She has been featured on NBC Connecticut and WFSB News and delivers presentations at national and international writing conferences. Her writing has appeared or is forthcoming in America Magazine, Brevity's Nonfiction Blog, Kairos: A Journal of Rhetoric, Technology, Pedagogy, and Independent Catholic News among other publications. Margaret lives in Middlebury, Connecticut.

Reviews for The Bold, the Brave, and the Breathless: Reveling in Childhood's Splendiferous Glories Amid a Life of Disability and Loss

"Margaret Anne Mary Moore offers a lively, uplifting account of a life with multiple challenges and continuing joy. Often fun, and funny, this vivid and engaging life story reflects the author’s own unique spirit and endless determination."" —Dinty W. Moore, Founder and editor of Brevity Magazine, author of guide Crafting the Personal Essay: A Guide for Writing and Publishing Creative Nonfiction among other books"