Summary Of Chris Gabbard's 'A Life Beyond Reason'

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In “A Life Beyond Reason”, Chris Gabbard explains how his life is affected by his mentally and physically disabled son, August. He goes through his daily struggles of having an autistic son and being the primary caretaker. His wife is unable to care for August due to a neck injury brought on by caring for him in the past and the priority of her job. They struggle to makes ends meet between August and their 7 year old, Clio. August became disabled as a newborn due to the negligence of the hospital. They chose not to perform a caesarean section which resulted in a deprivation of oxygen. Unfortunately they were unable to receive any money from the hospital and are forced to pay for all of Augusts’ bills. Gabbard used to bully his disabled classmate,

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