Out Came the Sun:
One Family's Triumph Over a Rare Genetic Syndrome
Judith Scott

Category: Memoir/Health
Format: Paperback, 260pp, 5 1/2 x 8 1/2
ISBN: 978-0-89733-582-9
Price: $17.95

About the Book

"...the book is powerful because of its gut-wrenching honesty." The Baltimore Sun

"It is a wonderful, uplifting story of faith..." Exceptional Family

"In this candid memoir, Scott shares...the family's emotional struggles and, ultimately, healing." Abilities Magazine

Six years into their marriage, Judith and Greg Scott decided to have a child; they were blessed with the birth of beautiful Emily.

But their euphoria was short lived when their child was diagnosed with a rare and disabling condition: Partial Trisomy 13. Emily, they were told, would never walk, talk or read.

From this tragic beginning unfolds the astonishing, life-altering journey of Out Came the Sun. Emily struggles to learn life's simplest tasks, lagging far behind her peers. And the strains on her parents' marriage nearly cause it to come apart at the seams.

But when Emily starts exceeding her doctors' expectations, Judith realizes that she too can overcome adversity by opening her life to more love and more children. This riveting, beautiful memoir demonstrates the extraordinary fortitude required to take misfortune and valiantly turn it into triumph.

About the Author

Judith Scott is a former English teacher and now mother of three, who
grew up in Indiana, where she met Greg at the University. They married and moved to Maryland where they now live. She is interested in fitness, has taught aerobics and is a long distance runner.