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Jun 10, 2014 · This beautifully written courageous memoir authored by Timothy Shriver is a memorial tribute to his late aunt Rosemary Kennedy (1918-2005), and thoughtfully raises awareness of the history, stigma, and misinformation associated with people having (physical) intellectual disabilities, while at the same time celebrating their humanity.
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This is the story of Rosemary Kennedy’s role in leading the family to its force as advocates for the disabled all over the world, of her sister Eunice Shriver’s founding of Special Olympics, of her nephew Timothy’s dedication to this great cause.
Nov 11, 2014 · This is the story of Rosemary Kennedy's role in leading the family to its force as advocates for the disabled all over the world, of her sister Eunice Shriver's founding of Special Olympics, of her nephew Timothy's dedication to this great cause.
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- Early Years
- How Her Parents Pretended She Was No Different Than The Others
- On Rosemary’s Influence on Her Family, Early on
- And Throughout Her Life
As she reached school age, her disability made her unable to keep pace with her siblings. Her parents, like millions of others whose children are different, struggled to find support. Rosemary attended the same schools as her siblings until she was 11. By then she had fallen so far behind that her parents sent her away to an experimental boarding s...
In fact, they tried to hide Rosemary’s condition not only from the public but from their own close friends, and even from Rosemary herself. There would have been people in their social circles who might have whispered about “bad blood” in the family had the fact become known. They also believed that Rosemary would be happier if kept unaware of how ...
At some level, they must have realized that in their sister Rosemary, they had received something far greater than they had ever been asked to give: a person whose love they didn’t have to earn. With Rosemary, they needed only to give love in order to receive it back.
…In the midst of an enormously competitive and political family system, Rosemary Kennedy lived a full life to the age of eighty-six without ever giving a speech, writing a book, holding a job, or garnering the praise of the mighty. Despite failing to meet any of the expectations that were imposed on the rest of us, she belonged . . . Her presence c...
Mar 1, 2021 · Timothy Shriver. Fully Alive: Discovering What Matters Most Audio CD – Unabridged, March 1, 2021. by Timothy Shriver (Author) 4.5 221 ratings. See all formats and editions. Kindle. $11.99 Read with our free app. Audiobook.
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This is the story of Rosemary Kennedy’s role in leading the family to its force as advocates for the disabled all over the world, of her sister Eunice Shriver’s founding of Special Olympics, of her nephew Timothy’s dedication to this great cause.
Nov 11, 2014 · Shriver's journey begins close to home, where the quiet legacy of his aunt Rosemary, a Kennedy whose intellectual disability kept her far from the limelight, inspired his family to devote...
