Chancer: How One Good Boy Saved Another
by Donnie Kanter Winokur /
2017 / English / PDF
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When a devastating diagnosis tears author Donnie Kanter
Winokur’s family apart, a service dog may be their best hope to
stay together.
When a devastating diagnosis tears author Donnie Kanter
Winokur’s family apart, a service dog may be their best hope to
stay together.
Donnie Kanter Winokur and her husband, Harvey, never could have
imagined the heart-wrenching struggle that becomes their new
reality after they decide to adopt two infants from Russia. As
Iyal and Morasha grow, it becomes clear that Iyal’s development
is drastically lagging behind his sister’s. By age four, he has a
devastating diagnosis: fetal alcohol syndrome. But naming their
battle provides little relief as Iyal and his family try to cope
with the lifelong impact of his invisible disability. As the
Winokurs’ marriage is unraveling, Donnie and Harvey hang on to
the last shreds of their own promise.
Donnie Kanter Winokur and her husband, Harvey, never could have
imagined the heart-wrenching struggle that becomes their new
reality after they decide to adopt two infants from Russia. As
Iyal and Morasha grow, it becomes clear that Iyal’s development
is drastically lagging behind his sister’s. By age four, he has a
devastating diagnosis: fetal alcohol syndrome. But naming their
battle provides little relief as Iyal and his family try to cope
with the lifelong impact of his invisible disability. As the
Winokurs’ marriage is unraveling, Donnie and Harvey hang on to
the last shreds of their own promise.
Desperate to alleviate her son’s constant rages and their
crushing toll on the family, Donnie comes up with an innovative,
untested, four-pawed solution: a golden retriever service dog
named Chancer. Chancer is specially trained to give Iyal a unique
love he desperately needs. But in this true-life tale infused
with moments of despair, tenderness, and humor, Chancer turns out
to be what the entire family has needed to stay—and
grow—together.
Desperate to alleviate her son’s constant rages and their
crushing toll on the family, Donnie comes up with an innovative,
untested, four-pawed solution: a golden retriever service dog
named Chancer. Chancer is specially trained to give Iyal a unique
love he desperately needs. But in this true-life tale infused
with moments of despair, tenderness, and humor, Chancer turns out
to be what the entire family has needed to stay—and
grow—together.