{"product_id":"remedies-for-sorrow-an-extraordinary-child-a-secret-kept-from-pregnant-women-and-a-mothers-pursuit-of-the-truth-hardcover","title":"Remedies for Sorrow: An Extraordinary Child, a Secret Kept from Pregnant Women, and a Mother's Pursuit of the Truth - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eMegan Nix\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThis \"compulsively readable memoir...brings to light an issue that has been too long ignored...An immensely important book\" (Emily Oster, \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author of\u003ci\u003e Expecting Better\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eCribsheet).\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA story of a mother's fierce love for her exceptional child and her courageous journey to break the silence about a hidden risk to pregnant women: \"both a beautiful family story and an urgent call to action... [A] moving, potentially life-altering book\" (Robert Kolker, author of #1 \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestseller \u003ci\u003eHidden Valley Road\u003c\/i\u003e). \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAfter a seemingly uneventful pregnancy, Megan Nix's second daughter, Anna, was born very small and profoundly deaf. Megan and her husband, Luke, learned that Anna could have lifelong delays due to an infection from a virus they had never heard of: cytomegalovirus, or CMV, which Megan had unwittingly contracted from her toddler during pregnancy. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eMegan was electrified by this knowledge. She had been warned, while pregnant, about the risks of saunas, sushi, and unpasteurized cheese, a lack of folic acid, and an excess of kitty litter. She knew to fear a slew of genetic syndromes she could do little to prevent. But she had not been told that CMV is contagious in the saliva of one out of three toddlers, spread through a kiss, a shared cup, a bite of unfinished toast. She had not been told that the stakes were high, that congenital CMV causes more birth defects and childhood disabilities--including blindness, deafness, cerebral palsy, epilepsy, and autism--than any infectious disease. Or that some of these disabilities are evident at birth, but others appear suddenly at age two or three and are never traced back to congenital CMV. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eRemedies for Sorrow\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003eunfolds across the dramatic landscape of Sitka, Alaska, where Luke makes his living as a salmon fisherman. There, Megan struggles to meet Anna's needs and dives deeper into the mystery of why no one--not her OBGYN, not her toddler's pediatrician--had mentioned CMV, despite the staggering cost of this silence to families and children like Anna. From this rugged and beautiful place comes a memoir about the boundless capacity of mothers, the extraordinary child that is Anna, and the lifesaving power of truth.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eMEGAN NIX's writing has appeared in\u003ci\u003e The New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e; \u003ci\u003eThe Washington Post\u003c\/i\u003e; \u003ci\u003eBrain, Child \u003c\/i\u003emagazine; and elsewhere. A graduate of the University of Alaska Anchorage Master of Fine Arts program in nonfiction, Megan divides her time between Colorado and Alaska with her husband and young children.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 336\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.35 x 9.46 x 6.38 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e April 18, 2023\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51755615125792,"sku":"9780385548595","price":28.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/a4dd73bb8a78606e6b681f0c1ff57733.webp?v=1780063648","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/remedies-for-sorrow-an-extraordinary-child-a-secret-kept-from-pregnant-women-and-a-mothers-pursuit-of-the-truth-hardcover","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}