This wonderful picture book for children and adults alike introduces the complex world of autoimmune diseases in a compassionate and easy-to-learn way.
The book features a touching story of all the ways a child can help a mother who has an illness. You'll be swept away by the charming and heartwarming rhymes about the moments shared by a helpful son to an ill mother.
The story begins with the son who teaches the readers about autoimmune diseases and how they work in the body. He explains how his mother's illnesses (Sjogren's and Lupus) cause pain, but you can't always see it.
This book explains invisible illnesses in a way a young child can understand.
The son goes on to teach readers about how he's "The Biggest Helper", and provides examples of how he helps his momma when she is having a hard day.
Excerpt from the book:
I'm the biggest helper
And there's lots that I can do
To help my momma when she's sick
So she doesn't feel so blue
Inspired by the author's 4-year-old son, who became her biggest helper; I'm The Biggest Helper With Momma's Autoimmune Disease is the perfect book for any parent who lives with Sjogren's, lupus or any other autoimmune disease.
