Living Well, Running Hard: Lessons Learned from Living with Parkinson's Disease - Softcover

Ball, John

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1420827898 ISBN 13: 9781420827897

Publisher: AuthorHouse, 2005

Synopsis

John Ball has written an intimate and inspiring story of his life with Parkinson's disease. Living Well, Running Hard provides the reader with insights into Ball's growth from isolation into a leadership role in the Parkinson's community. His long struggle to understand the disease provides the reader with an in-depth look at the complexities of Parkinson's. His transition is triggered by a childhood desire to run a marathon. His love of running, his desire to take action, and his willingness to take on challenges come together in the formation of Team Parkinson. In spite of his diagnosis, Ball has continued to run the Los Angeles Marathon each of the last ten years, raising more than half a million dollars toward research for a cure.

About this title

About the Author

JOHN BALL has been a runner all his life. Since turning fifty, he has completed twenty-five solo marathons, one ultra-marathon, and several team efforts. He was diagnosed with Parkinson's disease in 1983 at age thirty-nine. Ball lives in southern California with his wife, Edna, and their Airedale terrier, Scrabble.

Edition details

• Publisher: AuthorHouse
• Publication date: 2005
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1420827898
• ISBN 13: 9781420827897
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 212