A LEG TO STAND ON is Released

By: Feb. 19, 2015
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TRAVERSE CITY, MI.

The Amputee Coalition states that almost two million Americans have experienced limb loss. With this many people living as amputees, society should learn to accept these differences.

As a leg amputee, Lois Olson uses her personal experiences as inspiration for "A Leg to Stand On." The book features Olson's family friends and three-legged therapy dog Kip. Together they all learn to accept each other's differences to help an injured goat.

Olson is a Vietnam-era veteran who served in the U.S. Air Force. She has personally discovered the mental benefits animals can present to people with disabilities. By weaving a personal aspect into the storyline, Olson encourages readers to embrace diversity with open arms.

"I wanted to create a book that described amputees to children," Olson said. "The book incorporates the compassion of animals into the lesson of acceptance."

By viewing the world through the eyes of an amputee, children and adults alike can learn about the people with disabilities and understand some of the struggles they encounter.

"A Leg to Stand On"
By: Lois Olson
ISBN: 978-1-4908-4833-4
Available in softcover, e-book
Available on Amazon, Barnes & Noble and WestBow Press

About the author
Lois Olson is a Vietnam-era veteran. She has twenty-five years' experience raising Saanen dairy goats and is the adoptive mother of six international special needs children. In addition to publishing, Olson is affiliated with her church, American Legion, Disabled American Veterans and American Dairy Goat Association. Olson resides in northern Michigan with her two English setters and an elderly cat.

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**FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE**
For review copies or interview requests, contact:
Ben Thomas
317.602.7137
bthomas(at)bohlsengroup(dot)com



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