Fairy Tale Life....Interrupted
An informative and inspirational mother's memoir of the transformation of a child born with a facial defect and the valuable lessons learned along the way.

Sandy Peckinpah thought she had a perfect life…a wonderful, loving husband who was a television producer and writer, two beautiful sons, and then her life was interrupted…the birth of her daughter forced her to face a new reality…a life that wasn’t so perfect. Fairy Tale Life…Interrupted is a book that every parent who has given birth to a child born with a birth defect can relate to. It is the journey of shock, frustration, helplessness, followed by the discovery of viewing life from a very different and uplifting perspective. 

Your Child is Born with a Cleft Palate…Now What?
"You hold the master key to your child's self esteem"


Julianne Belle Peckinpah,
Born with a bilateral cleft lip and gum.

For inspiration and hope for your beautiful child, click through the website pages and you'll see the beautiful woman she has become!

 For every parent who has struggled with a similar experience, you’ll discover in
Fairy Tale Life...Interrupted:

• Every parent dreams of giving birth to a perfect child…what happens when that dream is challenged with the birth of a child who has a birth defect.

• The crucial first step in putting your child in good hands is realizing your own strengths and weaknesses. You'll discover what those are.

• Insights to the difficulties in the first months of life for a child and the parents of a child with a cleft palate or cleft lip.

• Find out the importance of focusing on your relationship, and the communication vital to keeping your marriage in tact, through the journey of healing your child.

• Learn how children with clefts have the opportunity to look and feel good about themselves, through the right medical care and nurture of their self esteem.

• Find out the process of seeking the right medical intervention, critical to the success of giving a cleft child the face they were always meant to have.

• Learn from the mistakes Sandy made in caring for her child.

• Learn how to find peace and acceptance with the road ahead. It’s crucial to instilling in your child the self esteem and confidence to having a successful life.

• Explore the insights of a mother who is shocked, lost, struggles to find the right help, and ultimately finds the way to help her daughter and herself. 

• It’s a journey that will enrich your life. 
  
  Fairy Tale Life...Interrupted is book you can relate to and learn from...through the birth...and the aftermath of having a child born with a birth defect.