The Years of My Birth
Short story about a physically deformed girl who is adopted by a Native American couple and lives with their family on a reservation.
"Your other child has a congenital deformity and may die. Shall we use extraordinary means to salvage it?" The mother cried "No!" But while the doctor's back was turned, the nurse cleared the baby's mouth, shook her upside down, and swaddled her in a pink blanket. Louise Erdrich on being saved.