Ghost Boy: The Miraculous Escape of a Misdiagnosed Boy Trapped Inside His Own Body - Softcover

Pistorius, Martin

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1400205832 ISBN 13: 9781400205837

Publisher: Thomas Nelson Publishers, 2013

Synopsis

New York Times bestseller. They all thought he was gone. But he was alive and trapped inside his own body for ten years.

In January 1988 Martin Pistorius, aged twelve, fell inexplicably sick. First, he lost his voice and stopped eating. Then he slept constantly and shunned human contact. Doctors were mystified. Within eighteen months he was mute and wheelchair-bound. Martin's parents were told an unknown degenerative disease left him with the mind of a baby and less than two years to live.

Martin was moved to care centers for severely disabled children. The stress and heartache shook his parents' marriage and their family to the core. Their boy was gone. Or so they thought.

Ghost Boy is the heart-wrenching story of one boy's return to life through the power of love and faith. In these pages, readers see:

• A parent's resilience.
• The consequences of misdiagnosis.
• Abuse at the hands of cruel caretakers.
• The unthinkable duration of Martin's mental alertness betrayed by his lifeless body.

We also see a life reclaimed--a business created, a new love kindled--all from a wheelchair. Martin's emergence from his own darkness invites us to celebrate our own lives and fight for a better life for others.

About this title

Review:

'It is a deeply affecting and at times shocking book... The Diving Bell and The Butterfly but with a happy ending' --Sunday Times, 17 July 2011

About the Author:

Martin Pistorius was born in Johannesburg, South Africa in 1975. An unknown illness at the age of twelve left him wheelchair bound and unable to speak, and he spent fourteen years in institutions. In 2001 he learned to communicate via computer, make friends and change his life. In 2008 he met the love of his life, Joanna, and immigrated to the UK. In 2009 they married and in 2010 he started his own business. He describes himself a Geek with a wicked sense of humour and a love of technology. He loves animals, is a keen photographer, enjoys watching cricket, Formula 1 Grand Prix and films, listening to music, spending time with friends and, most of all, being with his wife.

About this edition

• Publisher: Thomas Nelson Publishers
• Publication date: 2013
• ISBN 10: 1400205832
• ISBN 13: 9781400205837
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 288