{"product_id":"an-unexpected-normal-9781647428440","title":"An Unexpected Normal","description":"\u003cb\u003eA beacon of hope for parents of children with disabilities, Angelini tells the story of a Chicago couple that learns unconditional love, complete acceptance, true compassion, and a new definition of normal after their baby is diagnosed with cerebral palsy.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFaced with the possibility of losing their three-day-old second child when she contracts meningitis, Norman and Rita Angelini experience all five stages of grief. Terrified for their daughter, they bargain, plead, and beg for a miracle--and they get one, but it isn't what they expected: though KiKi survives, her illness results in severe brain damage, and she is ultimately diagnosed with cerebral palsy. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn the aftermath of this diagnosis, denial and anger take over. Rita fights to keep her vision of who she thinks KiKi could be, and she channels her energy into searching for a procedure--some therapy--that would change KiKi's outcome. In pursuit of a cure, the Angelini family treks across the United States and abroad--but somewhere along the way, acceptance of and joy in who KiKi is prevails over the idea of \"fixing\" her. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA memoir of unending hope, faith lost and rediscovered, and unconditional love, \u003ci\u003eAn Unexpected Normal \u003c\/i\u003eoffers other parents of children born with a disability hope that joy is always within reach--even in the most challenging of circumstances.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e She Writes Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/17\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781647428440\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 368\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 01\/01\/0001\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eForeword\u003c\/i\u003e 11\/08\/2025\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Rita Angelini","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52122373783733,"sku":"9781647428440","price":15.29,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_4355e6df-2780-4146-8878-2772c929cd3f.jpg?v=1766512775","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/an-unexpected-normal-9781647428440","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}