Correction: Choosing Ourselves: Love and Advocacy in Overcoming a Birth Defect and the American Medical System was written by mother and son, Barbara and Jim Walker. Dr. Jim Walker (husband and father respectively) contributed some passages but is not a co-author.
Posted by Randi Bjornstad
In a departure from its usual artistic offerings, White Lotus Gallery in downtown Eugene will sponsor a a special book reading of prose and poetry on Dec. 9, co-written by mother Barbara Walker and her son, Jim Walker, who was born with a congenital anomaly, often referred to as a birth defect.
Barbara Walker, co-author of Choosing Ourselvesa birth defect.
The book is titled Choosing Ourselves: Love and Advocacy in Overcoming a Birth Defect and the American Medical System. It reflects conversations between mother Barbara Walker and her adult son, Jim, which have become a memoir.
Dr. Jim Walker will read passages from Choosing Ourselves, written by his wife and their adult son.
The poems and prose will be read by Barbara Walker and her husband, Dr. Jim Walker, along with conversations about their experiences — struggles and triumphs — in raising their son.
Those who attend the book reading also will be able to view the exhibit currently on display at White Lotus Gallery. It is a show of recent pottery creations, titled Fired Up: New Clay Works by Hank Murrow.
Choosing Ourselves: Love and Advocacy in Overcoming a Birth Defect and the American Medical System — A book reading at White Lotus Gallery
When: 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. on Saturday, Dec. 9, 2023; the reading and discussion will begin at 1:30 p.m.; the gallery is open from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday
Where: White Lotus Gallery, 767 Willamette St., Eugene
Information: wlotus.com
