Toen mijn zoontje drie jaar was, kreeg hij epilepsie. Een tot dan toe voor ons onbekende ziekte, of beter gezegd aandoening. Al vrij snel werd duidelijk dat het geen milde vorm van epilepsie was en kwamen we terecht in de medische molen. Onderweg werd ons duidelijk dat epilepsie veel meer is dan slechts de aanvallen. Ezra kreeg gedrags-, ontwikkel- en leerproblemen. Toen hij vijf jaar was, kreeg hij ook de indicatie PDD-NOS.

Hoe ik dit ervaren heb als moeder, beschrijf ik in dit boek. Niet al...

Ik vertrok naar het buitenland. Voor het avontuur en het zorgeloze

leven. Tot op zekere hoogte beviel me dit wel en ik genoot van

mijn "way of living".

Mijn bestemming was Zanzibar, mijn ultieme wens. Als duiker,

ontdekker en genieter, kon ik me geen betere bestemming wensen.

Zanzibar kreeg me in zijn greep. Was dit eiland zo mooi als

beloofd in de catalogus? Of had dit eiland verborgen gebreken?

Bij het lezen word je ondergedompeld in een doolhof van

valkuilen, intimidaties en surrealistische beleve...

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