Chancer, Donnie Kanter Winokur
Chancer, Donnie Kanter Winokur
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Chancer
How One Good Boy Saved Another

Author: Donnie Kanter Winokur

Narrator: Donnie Kanter Winokur

Unabridged: 8 hr 55 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download (DRM Protected)

Published: 08/22/2017

Synopsis

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.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.

About Donnie Kanter Winokur

Donnie Kanter Winokur is a writer, speaker, and human rights advocate. A native of New Jersey, she studied theatre at Catholic University and earned a degree in psychology from Emory University in Atlanta. After honing her skills writing and producing advertising campaigns for clients throughout the Southeast, she created award-winning projects for Discovery, the Smithsonian Institute, and Broderbund/Random House.Donnie has authored two award-winning children’s books and contributed to national and international magazines and journals, including Guideposts and Adoption Today; her journey was captured in India’s Reader’s Digest and Australia’s Marie Claire. In 2012, Donnie’s story was featured in “Wonder Dog” for the New York Times Magazine.Donnie and her husband, Harvey, the founding rabbi of a reform synagogue, live north of Atlanta with their son, Iyal, and daughter, Morasha.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Kirsti on February 27, 2018

An uplifting story about a dog and the boy he helped. Iyal and his sister Morasha were adopted at a young age from Russia, by loving Jewish American parents Donnie and Harvey. They knew they wanted a family, and the adoption process allowed them to meet and fall in love with their future children. A......more

Goodreads review by Arlene Gutierrez on October 05, 2017

A special read This book was excellent for many reasons. It gave great information on a developmental condition that is not widely known. It told about the services provided by therapy dogs, which is astounding. It also highlighted the life of a family living through their struggles, but overcoming m......more

Goodreads review by Jodee on August 23, 2017

Thank you, Chancer, for moving hearts and minds of so many people. And thank you to the Winokur family who graciously and honestly told a story of truth, pain, challenge and love. I laughed, I cried, I held my breath as I read your words, Donnie Kanter Winokur. Thank you for you and your families co......more

Goodreads review by Shirley on July 12, 2019

Chancer: How One Good Boy Saved Another is what reading is all about. I could give it 10 stars. Golden Retrievers are miracle-workers and Chancer was no exception. His contributions to Donnie Kanter Winokur's son and family were what I consider gifts from heaven. This memoir should be read by those d......more

Goodreads review by Michael on September 16, 2018

I was given this book to read by my CASA supervisor. CASA (Court Appointed Special Advocate) is an orginazation that works with children in the various Department of Family & Children Services around the country. All of the children I come in contact with have experienced some sort of trauma. Many of t......more

Quotes

“The story of how Chancer helped the Winokurs and their son heal and grow closer is poignant and heartwarming. But what makes the book especially important is the frank way the author illuminates an underdiscussed disorder that affects as many as one child in twenty in the United States. An honest, informative, and uplifting memoir.” —Kirkus Reviews “This unique and candid memoir will be a helpful contribution.” —Library Journal“This is a heartwarming story of a childless couple who adopted two babies from Russia…Along the way, the story also shines a light on FAS, an under-discussed disorder. This new memoir is both illuminating and poignant.” —The Bark

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