Synopsis
A motivational speaker recounts how she was sidelined by a massive stroke at the age of thirty-seven, warned that she would be in a wheelchair for the rest of her life, and describes how, with determination and humor, she battled back to live a normal life. 30,000 first printing.
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Review
"This book changed the way I practice medicine."--Gary Sobelson, MD, President, New Hampshire Medical Society
"Julia Fox Garrison's story isn't just about her own recovery, it's about the best in all of us."--Carol Kauffman, Ph.D. Professor, Harvard Medical School
"She has raised the bar on honesty and irreverence... to the level of sacred."--Brenda Michaels and Rob Spears, hosts of Conscious Talk Radio
"Garrison is exceptional because of her response to her experiences, not because of them."--BookPage
"Inspiring...A moving story that pulls readers through her most humbling and most triumphant moments."--Boston Magazine
"Wickedly humorous, brutally honest."--Chicago Tribune
"Her humorous, tear-jerking, struggle-to-recover-against-all-odds story is a lesson in finding silver linings."--Publishers Weekly
"The inspiring story of a feisty woman who stands up, literally and figuratively, and fights for her rights."--Kirkus Reviews
" Garrison can write. She is sharp, terse, tough and wry, especially wry."--Detroit Free Press
"Fierce optimism and even fiercer wit...(A) unique tone and utterly un-maudlin appeal."--Elle
About the Author
Julia Fox Garrison lives north of Boston with her husband, young son, and dog. Before her stroke, she had a successful career as a software support manager. Now she is regularly invited as a motivational speaker to doctors' groups around the country.
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