Raising Ricky: A Sister's Lifetime Promise to Protect Her Brother with Down Syndrome

A Memoir of Love, Resilience, and Unbreakable Family Bonds

In the fall of 1961, a young girl eagerly anticipates the arrival of her baby brother, Ricky. But when he's born, the joy she expected is overshadowed by the unexpected tension that fills their home.

Her mother, once lively and full of warmth, becomes distant, struggling to care for two children-especially a newborn with special needs.

Raising Ricky is the poignant story of a family transformed, as a sister steps into a role far beyond...