Helping Them to Fall
No. 25 SEPTEMBER 2017
Cerebral palsy. We know the words. But what do we know about the people who humanise them? Out of sight, at the Nuno Belmar da Costa Centre, human dignity is made real every minute. At a pace that is not the same as the fast pace we live at, David writes a letter, Dulce drinks coffee, Clarinha draws a C. Residents and staff, who the author worked alongside, will show us – by the pool, in the bedroom or at the table – that daily life goes far beyond "living with the disease” that we call cerebral palsy. There is laughter, sun and a helping hand. After all, what is human dignity if it is not respect and love for others, more than supporting, helping them to fall?
Cerebral palsy. We know the words. But what do we know about the people who humanise them? Out of sight, at the Nuno Belmar da Costa Centre, human dignity is made real every minute. At a pace that is not the same as the fast pace we live at, David writes a letter, Dulce drinks coffee, Clarinha draws a C. Residents and staff, who the author worked alongside, will show us – by the pool, in the bedroom or at the table – that daily life goes far beyond "living with the disease” that we call cerebral palsy. There is laughter, sun and a helping hand. After all, what is human dignity if it is not respect and love for others, more than supporting, helping them to fall?
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Dimensions
6.5 × 130 × 200 mm
ISBN
978-989-8838-91-9
Book available only in Portuguese
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