Denise Park Parsons will present “Leaving Normal: the Art of Unpacking,” based on her book, “Touchstone: A Life Unseen” at the Kennebunk Free Library, 112 Main St., Kennebunk, on Wednesday, June 17 at 6:30 p.m.
In Touchstone, Park Parsons tells the story of her daughter Emma’s life with Aicardi syndrome, which becomes the lens through which the reader views the author’s life over 30 years. The book tells how Park Parsons encountered the “three Ds” ”“ death, disability, and divorce ”“ and remained on her feet.
It is a candid, revealing look into one woman’s struggle to advocate for Emma in an indifferent educational system and an often confounded medical system.
In the process, Denise and her husband started a newsletter for parents of Aicardi syndrome children in 1983. That newsletter has matured into a global network that is a testament to what empowered parents can accomplish for their children and families.
Park Parsons accomplishes all of that and maintains a loving, vibrant family life.
For more information about this free program, contact the library by phone at 985-2173, or email kfl@kennebunk.lib.me.us.
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