Chapter 7, Settling In, But Never Down Summary and Analysis

Liane always knew that her second twin would be special. Hr birth was difficult and she moved too slowly as a child. Everyone told Liane that she would be fine but something gnawed at Liane and by age six, it was obvious something was wrong with the children. Her twins had serious developmental differences. People told Liane and Tom that their daughter was simply stubborn, just like people had told Liane's parents about her. Yet Liane's daughter was developmentally delayed. With help, she met certain milestones but Liane felt that her daughter was barely holding things together. Liane was worried that she could not have the patience that her father had.

One day, Liane was venting to her friend Sarah about her daughter's difficulties and Sarah asked her if she had...