My Heart Belongs To Nana

About the Book

This is a true story about my grandson and me. When he was born, there were many who expressed the opinion that I was not capable of caring for him. It made me mad!!! The purpose of writing this book is to show that, even though I was born with deformity, I can do many of the things most people do, though differently. It is my desire that My Heart Belongs to Nana serves as an educational tool.

Read the book to your children or students. Show them the pictures… When your child is confronted with a situation like this on their own, they will be prepared.

About the Author

I WAS BORN IN SHAWNEE, OK IN 1932. MY PARENTS AND SIBLINGS CAME TO CALIFORNIA IN 1935. WE LIVED BRIEFLY IN GRATON AND SEBASTOPOL, CALIFORNIA BEFORE MOVING TO THE COUNTRY IN 1940 WHERE I HAVE LIVED FOR ALMOST 58 1/2 YEARS. I ATTENDED LOCAL SCHOOLS AND GRADUATED FROM HIGH SCHOOL IN 1950 THEN GOING TO BUSINESS COLLEGE. FiNDING EMPLOYMENT WAS DIFFICULT. I WAS TOLD BY INTERVIEWERS THAT I WAS NOT QUALIFIED TO DO THE WORK WITHOUT EVEN GIVING ME A CHANCE.I SOON REALIZED THAT I WOULD NEVER GET A JOB UNTIL I LOOKED LIKE A NORMAL PERSON TWO ARMS. I ACQUIRED A PROTHSESIS AFTER MY BODY WAS FULLY DEVELOPED THROUGH THE NAVY HOSPITAL IN OAKLAND AT NO CHARGE AND GEHING A JOB IN THE BUSINESS WORLD WAS NEVER A PROBLEM AGAIN. I MARRIED IN 1957 AND MY DAUGHTER WAS BORN IN 1961. A PERFECT LITTLE GIRL. MY FATHER DIED iN 1980 AN]) I BECAME THE CAREGIVER FOR MY MOTHER WHO HAl) DEVELOPED ALZHEIMERS DISEASE. THE LAST 6-V2 YEARS OF HER LIFE WERE iN A SKILLED NURSING FACILITY. DURING HER STAY I ESTABLISHED THE FIRST OF ITS KIND NON-PROFIT BUSINESS TO SERVE NURSING HOME SENIORS ONLY. THE PROGRAM RAISED FUNDS FORABOUT THE BOOK