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    Laugh or You’ll Cry: My life as a mum with MS and a son with autism (HarperTrue Life – A Short Read)
    Laugh or You’ll Cry: My life as a mum with MS and a son with autism (HarperTrue Life – A Short Read)
    Laugh or You’ll Cry: My life as a mum with MS and a son with autism (HarperTrue Life – A Short Read)
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    Laugh or You’ll Cry: My life as a mum with MS and a son with autism (HarperTrue Life – A Short Read)

    By Sue Askins

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    For most mothers, keeping up with the washing, the mess and the irrepressible energy of two young boys is a challenge in itself. But when Sue Askin’s eldest son was diagnosed with autism, only to be followed by her own diagnosis of MS the next year, the challenge became ever so slightly harder…

    Told in her own upbeat words, this is the heart-warming and funny account of one woman’s determination to do the best for her child, whilst learning to cope with her own diagnosis without any fuss.

    Packed with funny anecdotes and familiar challenges to which all families will relate, you’ll be uplifted and inspired as much as you’ll be smiling.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherHarperCollins UK
    Release dateFeb 27, 2015
    ISBN9780008100155
    Laugh or You’ll Cry: My life as a mum with MS and a son with autism (HarperTrue Life – A Short Read)

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