Madeline Marcus Eron is the rare woman who managed to navigate love, work, and family with admirable agility. A leader in the fields of brain injury rehabilitation and attention deficit disorder at a time when women simply didn't make their presence known in the sciences, Eron managed to make a lasting mark on the world around her.
This is her story.
Whether it's her fifty-seven year marriage to the world-renowned psychologist Leonard Eron, an impressive career that spanned almost five decades and included a stint at the historic Rip Van Winkle Foundation, her exotic travels around the world, the devestating loss of a loved one, the trials and triumphs of her other children, or her love and gratitude for her grandchildren as late in life they become her raison d'etre, Eron manages to present each moment of her life with clarity and insight.
Throughout Eron provides updates on the circumstances of her health and the challenges of aging and memory as she strives to complete her memoir.
C'est La Vie is a story about the moments, both shattering and inspiring, that make up a life.
About the Author: Madeline Marcus Eron was a pioneer in the fields of brain injury rehabilitation and attention deficit disorder (ADD).
Married for fifty-seven years to the internationally renowned psychologist Leonard Eron, she began writing her memoir between the ages of eighty-nine and ninety-five in her retirement community.
Born in 1919 in New Brunswick, New Jersey, Eron now lives in Brighton, Michigan. She resides near her daughter, Barbara, and her grandchildren, Sami and Jesse.
