Interview with Foster Monkey-Mom Andrea Campbell, Author of Bringing Up Ziggy: Part One
Andrea Campbell with Ziggy, photo courtesy of Ms. Campbell and used with her permission. In August of this year, I attended a writing seminar in Nashville, Tennessee, where I mingled with many fabulous authors, but one woman in particular stood out. Her name was Andrea Campbell, and, among other things, she’d written a book called Bringing Up Ziggy: What Raising a Helping Hands Monkey Taught Me About Love, Commitment, and Sacrifice. Her book recounts her experiences foster parenting Ziggy, a capuchin monkey, who ultimately was destined to live elsewhere. (With a quadriplegic who needed her.) I recently contacted Ms. Campbell … Continue reading