{"product_id":"the-me-in-the-mirror-connie-panzarino-9781878067456","title":"The Me in the Mirror","description":"Writer, activist and artist Connie Panzarino was born in 1947 with the rare disease Spinal Muscular Atrophy Type III, formerly called Amytonia Congenita. Throughout a childhood filled with both pain and joy, she strove to define herself: \"I knew I was different. Now I had a name for the difference, like being Italian or Jewish. I was an Amytonia. I didn't understand if that meant that I would never walk, or if all it meant was lack of muscle tone. I didn't know that most children with this disease die before they're five years old.\" \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn this deeply moving and eloquent memoir, Connie Panzarino describes her decades of struggle and triumph, her relationships with family members and long-time lover Ron Kovic (author of \u003ci\u003eBorn on the Fourth of July\u003c\/i\u003e), her eventual turn to lesbianism, and her years of pioneering work in the disability rights movement. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFilled with spirit, passion and defiance, \u003ci\u003eThe Me In The Mirror\u003c\/i\u003e tells the story of a remarkable life.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Connie Panzarino\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1878067451\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781878067456\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Seal Press (CA)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/11\/1994\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 260\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.84lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.52h x 5.54w x 0.71d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e 05\/01\/1994 pg. 1566","brand":"Connie Panzarino","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43940903911679,"sku":"9781878067456","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/products\/img_256f1f4c-5478-460e-b307-21933b28db50.jpg?v=1681449825","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-me-in-the-mirror-connie-panzarino-9781878067456","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}