Not a Poster Child

<p><span style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>Francine Falk-Allen was only three years old when she contracted polio and temporarily lost the ability to stand and walk. Here she tells the story of how a toddler learned grown-up lessons too soon; a schoolgirl tried her best to be a normie on into young adulthood; and a woman finally found her balance physically and spiritually. In lucid dryly humorous prose she also explores how her disability has affected her choices in living a fulfilling (and amusing) life in every area-relationships career religion (or not) athleticism artistic expression and aging to name a few. A clear-eyed examination of living with a handicap </span><em style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>Not a Poster Child</em><span style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(0 0 0 1)> is one woman's story of finding her way to a balanced life-one with a little cheekiness and a lot of joy.</span></p>