My Own Blood
A Memoir of Special-Needs Parenting
Mothering under normal circumstances takes all you have to give. But what happens when your child is disabled, and sacrificing all you've got and more is the only hope for a decent future? Full of rage and resilience, duty and love, Ashley Bristowe delivers a mother's voice like no other we've heard.
When their second child, Alexander, is diagnosed with a rare genetic disorder, doctors tell Ashley Bristowe and her husband that the boy won't walk, or even talk—that he is profoundly disabled. Stunned and reeling, Ashley researches a disorder so new it's just been named—Kleefstra Syndrome—and she finds little hope and a maze of obstacles. Then she comes across the US-based "Institutes," which have been working to improve the lives…
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June 13, 2023ASHLEY BRISTOWE is a Canadian author and disability advocate. She is a past Ambassadorial Scholar with Rotary International in India. Co-founder of the YYC Women's March, she gives her time to feminist causes and mentorship, in particular protections of pro-choice work. In the 1980s she was the child star of ACCESS TV's Harriet's Magic Hats. She is married to the author and journalist Chris Turner. They have two children.