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Saving Delaney by Andrea and Keston Ott-Dahl

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Saving Delaney

by Andrea and Keston Ott-Dahl

Narrator Hillary Huber

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Length 8 hours 36 minutes

Language English

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Summary
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Andrea Ott-Dahl, who with her partner Keston Ott-Dahl has two other children, agreed to act as a pregnancy surrogate for a wealthy Silicon Valley family. When pre-natal testing revealed the baby would be born with Down Syndrome, Andrea was urged to abort the child. Instead, the Ott-Dahl’s chose to keep and raise the daughter they would call Delaney, overcoming their fears while navigating legal, medical and emotional challenges. Studying all they could about care for their special needs daughter led them to become avid activists out of their experience. Despite heart surgery and an array of other challenges, Delaney at age 3 is alive, thriving, and an inspiration to every loving parent on the planet.

Family & Relationships Perspectives on Disability

Andrea and Keston Ott-Dahl live in the San Francisco Bay area with their three children, Jared, Jules and Delaney Skye, two dogs, a cat and five fish. They are popular blogger and prominent parent activists in the Down syndrome community, as well as mainstream media. Keston's articles and the couple’s activism have been covered by hundreds of News and Radio organizations including The Washington Post and Fox News.

Hillary has recorded close to 700 audiobooks spanning many genres. She is a multiple Audie Award finalist, multiple Earphone Award winner, Voice Arts Awards winner and one of Audiofile Magazine's best voices. Hillary has a BA in English Literature and is a voracious reader and listener. Likes: yoga, hip hop dancing, baking sourdough, bourbon. Dislikes: liver. Raised in conservative Connecticut and hippy Hawaii, Hillary now splits her time between Santa Monica and New York. Most of that time is in a 4x4 padded room. Er...booth. Her superpower is reciting the alphabet backwards.

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