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The Courage to Give: Inspiring Stories of People Who Triumphed over Tragedy to Make a Difference in the World
Jackie Waldman , and Janis Leibs Dworkis
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ASIN: 157324175X |
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More than a feel-good book, The Courage to Give is a call to action. These poignant and uplifting stories tell of people who have suffered great emotional or physical difficulties and then went beyond their pain to help others. In reaching out, they discovered that their healing actually depended on contributing to a better world. From Millard Fuller, the founder of Habitat for Humanity, to Patch Adams, these courageous individuals have risen phoenix-like, consciously deciding to devote their lives to others. The book also identifies organizations dedicated to the issues it raises so readers can learn more and lend support.
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A MUST Have Book for ANYONE.......2005-01-24
Highly Highly reccomend, also the great read, her last book People with MS The Courage to Give.
If you have any type of adversity or illness or know of someone who is suffering, this is the cure to help them get going.
Positive energy creates wellness, so do these books.
A standing ovation to Jackie Waldman...Thank you so much!
Simply Amazing!.......2004-02-24
I can't remember reading a book that has inspired me so much! It is truly an amazing book that everyone should read. I find myself smiling and crying at the same time in each and every story! It will change your life!!!
great book.......2000-02-12
I can't begin to explain the way this book makes you feel. Reading this book made me want to get out in the world and do something nice for someone else. This is a book I will want to read over and over again, and HIGHLY recomend you read it!
If you need a reason, this book will give it to you!.......2000-02-01
What a wonderful book! It pushes all the right buttons, in all the right ways. What more could a reader who needs motivation ask for! These stories are phenomenal, and they deserve everyone's attention. If you have not read it, do so, and if you have think of someone you have not recommended it to, that you could. It's a message worth sending, and, as the book shows, no positive effort is ever wasted! I LOVE this book!
Truly inspirational!.......1999-10-15
Although I worked on this book with Jackie (I photographed many of the people who are profiled within), it is, of course difficult for me to be unbiased. But after meeting twenty of these exceptional people, it is hard to come away from this book untouched. They are truly an inspiration to us all, with Jackie at front of the class - leading the pack. I am thrilled to be associated with a book like this, a book that can motivate us all to get up and DO SOMETHING FOR OTHERS!
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Coping With Public Tragedy (Living With Grief)
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- A trailblazing example of what can be achieved
- A MUST READ!
- Modern America Hero
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- A Powerful, Inspiring Story of Hope and Determination
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Fire Within: A True Story of Triumph Over Tragedy
Valerie Greene
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- My Year Off: Recovering Life After a Stroke
ASIN: 0974883387 |
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THE Fire Within is a must read for anyone who has ever suffered a loss. Valerie Greene writes her true story about her journey to overcome the obstacles she faced after suffering a massive stroke at the young age of 31. Although it is a story of triumph over tragedy, it is much more. Valerie shares her insight and knowledge as she strives to become a survivor instead of a victim. Her constant enthusiasm and drive is a true inspiration. Readers will cheer her on with each page. The Fire Within is uplifting and inspiring. It demonstrates the power of the human spirit and how all things are possible! Allow Valerie's compelling story to ignite the fire within!
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A trailblazing example of what can be achieved.......2004-06-12
The Fire Within: A True Story Of Triumph Over Tragedy is the inspirational memoir of a successful businesswoman who suffered a terrible stroke at a young age, which left her paralyzed and unable to speak. Yet with perseverance and faith, she spent years slowly regaining her abilities. Her courage and slow, persistent path to healing offers a vision and a trailblazing example of what can be achieved with the limitless resources of human effort and spirit.
A MUST READ!.......2004-06-08
THE FIRE WITHIN is a must read for stroke survivors and their loved ones! It is a non-fictional account by Valerie Greene. She writes about her journey to overcome the obstacles she faced after suffering a massive stroke at the young age of 31. Although it is a story of triumph over tragedy, it is much more than that. Valerie shares her insight and knowledge as she strives to become a survivor instead of a victim. Her constant enthusiasm and drive is a true inspiration. Readers will cheer her on with each page.
While some tried to convince her to accept her limitations after the stroke, it only ignited the fire within her. She took that determiniation and set high goals for herself. This is a book that will apeal to everyone. Readers can feel her strength and purpose as she deals with each barrier.
This is a focused, passionate, and honest story. It is educational as well as amusing, due to the author's delightful sense of humor. I highly recomment it. Great job Ms Greene!
Modern America Hero.......2004-05-28
Joseph Campbell once said a true hero was someone who braved great dangers, travelled to another world and brought back something truly good and meaningful for his people. Valerie's bravery and determination saw her through her own personal hell which she miraculously transcended. She came back to us with a beautifully inspiring message about the strength of the human spirit. Sadly, we here in America have no great myths to follow, we just don't have heros to speak to our souls and rekindle the fire in our hearts. Valerie is a modern American Hero. Thank you, Valerie, we all love you.
The Fire Within.......2004-05-14
If you want a quick read that will inspire and delight you, read this book. Once you have read it, you will not be able to keep yourself from sharing it with a friend. Valerie's ability to find humor in the absolute worst of circumstances and to courageously face a myriad of unknowns with undying faith will help you find your own "fire within."
A Powerful, Inspiring Story of Hope and Determination.......2004-05-09
The Fire Within will leave you with a knowing that, no matter what, you can overcome any obstacle in your life. You will feel inspired to live your life as the gift that it is. Valerie's story is an incrredible journey of a young woman who refused to be stopped, even by a devastating illness that would have caused most people to give up altogether. I couldn't put it down.
Jim Donovan, author, Handbook to a Happier Life
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Wrongful Death: A Medical Tragedy
Sandra M. Gilbert
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Sixty-year-old Elliot Gilbert died mysteriously within twenty-four hours of checking into a hospital for routine prostate surgery.
Wrongful Death is his widow's account of one family's experience with a type of medical disaster that occurs all too frequently but is rarely discussed in public policy debates focussed on growing costs and exorbitant lawyer fees.
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She's a poet and very good with words.......2004-07-15
It was negligence, or the university regents would not have paid the settlement. I've not reviewed a book here before, but wanted to counter some of the unfair reviews I just read. We know this kind of thing happens sometimes. She lost the love of her life, and their children lost their father. Ms. Gilbert needed to write this, and it is well worth reading. It is, however, very sad.
Insight.......2004-03-02
This book accurately reflects the emotions and disorientation experienced by the loved ones of a patient who suffers a sudden, unexpected and - at least in their belief - preventable death. I'm not going to debate the medical merits with the first reviewer, no doubt a physician. But after 20 years of representing malpractice victims in legal proceedings, I can say it truly reflects their pain and their motivation in seeking legal counsel in a death case: A desire for information, honesty and validation. The book also addresses how the legal system can be a crud tool for achieving those goals - but the only tool they have.
Wrongful Conclusions.......2003-05-27
Sandra Gilbert's poignant tale of her 60 year old husband's death after prostate cancer surgery is marred by her universally distorted portrayal of his doctors at the UC Davis University Hospital, where he died in 1991. While she freely and repeatedly demonstrates her ignorance and lack of sophistication regarding the medical issues involved in her husband's case, that doesn't stop her from treating her misunderstandings and fantasies as reality. From her point of view, you would think that her husband's physicians were callous monsters, who didn't care if he lived or died. The truth is far less nefarious, though probably for her, less satisfying.
In the end, the real events surrounding her husband's death do not reveal any conspiracy, cover-up, or gross negligence. In fact, her husband suddenly "crashed" only after what was essentially over 4 uneventful hours in the recovery room, where the only abnormality was a low grade elevated heart rate (common after surgery) and a one time drop in blood pressure early on, which responded immediately to appropriate treatment (also common). Indeed, until he coded, he appeared to be doing quite well. It is only after the failed resuscitation that it became apparent that he must have been bleeding occultly, despite his apparent hemodynamic stability. The bottom line is that everyone in the recovery room missed the fact that that he was hemorrhaging internally, not because they were indifferent or incompetent, but because the clues were so subtle and their level of suspicion was too low.
She complains that no one was forthcoming with information, as she struggled to understand what happened, yet, with her own words, whenever the primary surgeon tries to discuss the case, before and after the surgery, she demonstrates that she has trouble understanding the simplest concepts, even though he speaks in plain everyday language. Instead, she offensively ridicules his accent, and follows every statement of his with her own italicized confused thoughts and fantasies. Almost every statement or appearance of a physician in this book is caricatured and editorialized.
In the end, she opts to take the money, accepting a settlement, rather than continue with depositions and go to trial, insuring that she never gets the explanation she claims she wants and needs so badly.
If there are villains here it is her friends and family. For example, after her husband's death, a couple comes up to her and with the same breath as they ask "What happened?", they announce that a lawyer friend has told them that she has a case for medical malpractice. How in the world would he know? There are so many self-appointed "experts" among her relatives and acquaintances, all whispering in her ear their own theories and rumors and offering advice. And there is so much cynicism and anger among her family and friends toward the doctors, you would have thought they had bodily thrown her husband out a hospital window to his death. Indeed, that is how his care is ultimately described.
There is much made of a missing hematocrit, drawn after an hour in the recovery room, yet it is acknowledged that hematocrits can be misleading because of the time required for "equilibration." She also makes much of an inability of the anesthesiologists to intubate her husband, which aborted the first attempt at surgery. His pictures in the book show him to have been a stocky man with a receding chin, short neck, and full beard. Of course they had trouble! There is no guarantee that you can successfully intubate any patient, even if you know ahead of time it will be difficult. They did the right and safe thing, by canceling the case, yet she repeatedly revisits the failed intubation and prudently cancelled case, each time more vehemently, until she ultimately claims her husband began to die then and there!
Mrs. Gilbert revels in the role of victim, but like so many that title becomes comforting only if there are villains. And if there are none, she and her family, friends, and lawyers will manufacture them. Indeed, mistakes were made, with disastrous consequences, but there is no evidence that her late husband was treated with anything but professional kindness, charity, and compassion. Maybe his doctors deserve a little too.
Not about Wrongful Death, but about dealing with death.......2000-09-29
This book is hardly about wrongful death. It is the story of one person's attempt to deal with the sudden and unexpected death of a spouse. Certainly there are some elements of the wrongfullness of the death of her husband portrayed in the book. However, the author is primarily focused on her own pain, suffering and inability to deal with the death and subsequent activities.
One most definitely has sympathy with the author and her family for their loss. The writing is a celebration of the misery brought on by the death. A similar tale could be told of any sudden and unexpected death of a loved one.
Our Mother Believed the Doctor Could Do No Wrong.......2000-02-04
Our mother was diagnosed in the late 80's with the worse types of rheumatory arthritis ever and began walking with a cane as her primary complaint was the pain in her right hip. She was also an adamant smoker and in Dec. 97 was diagnosed with a cancerous spot on her lung. Her doctor wanted to do surgery stating she wasn't going to die; all the time ignoring her repeat requests for attention to her hip. He stated he wanted to take care of the problem at hand then he would deal with the hip. The middle of Feb 98 she expired and was, by the grace of God, brought back to life. Consequently, it was all over, as her hip bone was completely eaten up when they discovered bone cancer as it had matasized all through her body. She passed the 19th of Mar 98. During the first discovery of the cancer the doctor did an MRI and through the latter part of her life, kept ignoring repeated requests to deal with that hip. She suffered through this cancer thinking it was arithritis. A major part of the illness was pneumonia and continuous upper respiratory infections. I must mention that I live in Ga. and the other 5 siblings in Va and Md. Mother live in Pa. and would not move as she loved Pa. Of course, this made it difficult to track her and assist her in monitoring her visits to the doctor. Mother was always the type of woman who like to keep her "business" to herself; always an organized person. We have since tried, to no avail, to get an attorney to prove his negligence. I am still looking for someone to go over, verbatim, her medical records. To my knowledge, there has been no mention of her need to quit smoking. We, the family, also believe we have a case against the cigarette company.
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Whatever It Takes: A Young Mother's Quest to Survive Tragedy
Dayna Gfeller-Mackley
Manufacturer: 1st Books Library
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ASIN: 1410711692 |
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sharing.......2003-05-19
Families who are experiencing grief (recent and long term) might be helped by reading this account of losses. I am passing it on to hospice library and know it will do good along the way.
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- Simple and Powerful.....Down to Earth
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Tragedy Survival: Coping with grief, depression and loss
Marty McGinn
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ASIN: 1419661280 |
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What do you do - When the things that you know cannot change - explode in an instant - When the beliefs you have built your whole life on seem to crumble - When the rock you have made your foothold is ripped out from under you - When you are left suspended in a whirlwind surrounded by the fragments of what used to be your life. You know nothing will ever be the same, and even the thought of somehow making it through this is not interesting to you at all! For anyone going through any kind of tragedy, this book offers: Comfort from the Lord, understanding from someone who has been through it too and some practical biblical principals for coping during the dark times of life.
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Notes from the Author.......2007-04-10
This Book is a Great Tool for Helping Hurting People - and an Encouragement to Every Christian!
This book is a great tool. Perfect for those times when you just don't know what to say. -when the perfect thing to say comes to you - 10 minutes too late! -when you wish you could do more.
You can't follow every hurting person home and take care of them - but this book can!
Just put a copy in their hands and let the Lord comfort and quiet their soul while He leads them through their `valley'.
Keep extra copies on hand for:
* the prayer team to give to hurting people
* your pastoral care ministry team to give to people in difficult situations
* your church library or book store
Simple and Powerful.....Down to Earth.......2007-03-06
This book is written straight from the heart. Her story will keep you saying......Yes, that's exactly how I feel! She gives you hope when you thought there was none. It's right from her own experiences, not some psychological point of view. She points you right to the source of the only one who can help and that is God! We live in a world that thinks they have all the answers, but there is only one answer....God Himself!
You've tried everything else.....why not try reading this book. It will
change your life!
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Living with Grief: Coping with Public Tragedy (Living with Grief)
Lattanzi-Licht
Manufacturer: Routledge
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What causes some events to be perceived as public tragedies? Some tragedies are raised to a level of public attention that necessarily separates them from the multitude of horrific events that transpire all the time. Deaths and disasters touch the lives of people every day. When and why does a tragedy become public? Living with Grief: Coping with Public Tragedy explores the nature of public tragedy, responding to these and other important questions. This book was developed with the Hospice Foundation of America's 10th annual tele-conference, the leading national education program in the field of grief and bereavement, hosted by ABC's Cokie Roberts. The essays included look at factors that define a public tragedy and offer insight and advice to organizations and professionals as they support their communities and help those coping with loss. The book begins by analyzing case examples from selected public tragedies including a first-hand account of Sherry Schachter's experience at Ground Zero, a consideration of the devastation in Florida caused by Hurricane Andrew in 1992, and the shootings at Columbine High School in 1999. Chapters examine our varied responses to public tragedy, techniques available to cope with these events, and the role of the hospice in public tragedies.
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Fatal Moments: The Tragedy of the Accidental Killer
Gwendolyn Gilliam , and Barbara Chesser
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- A woman's fight
- A MUST-READ FOR SURVIVORS OR FAMILIES !!!
- Well written and inspirational, I read it in one sitting.
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Cry the Darkness: One Woman's Triumph over the Tragedy of Incest
Donna L., Ph.D. Friess
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A woman's fight.......2004-06-04
Cry The Darkness is a true story about a serious issue; incest. Ms. Friess has had a terrible childhood, being sexually molested by her father during many years. She is now an adult, trying very hard to get to terms with her memories. There has never really been any talk about the incest, but after some horrible events, the women and girls in the family starts talking, and it soon becomes apparent, that Ms. Friess was not the only one being molested. In fact, it turns out, that her father has kept on raping all through the years. Her baby-niece is in danger of being 'next', and it's time to face the past and stop the abuser. While the story and Ms. Friess life and her battle to become 'normal' is heartbreaking and sympathetic, and while the issues are very serious and should not be taken lightly in any circumstance, the writing lacks quality. The writing is flat, and the only thing keeping you reading is your sympathy with the victims of these unspeakable crimes. If this was not a true-life story, it would never have been made into a book.
A MUST-READ FOR SURVIVORS OR FAMILIES !!!.......1999-10-29
I read this book two years ago, and it is a story that I think would help both the "Survivors" of incest and the families of the "Victims" to reach a definite understanding of how a child feels when this happens to them. I am now a volunteer for the Center For Child Abuse Prevention in my city.
Well written and inspirational, I read it in one sitting........1998-07-04
As a suffer of AIDS, my life has new meaning since I was told that I am HIV positive. I want to simplify my life. Donna Friess' book has given me courage and a new insight into making my life count. It is my most valuable possesssion.
Amazing Courage and Strength, Indeed a Trimuph.......1997-06-22
Donna Friess shows several things on incest:
1. The cycle of Abuse must end;
2. There is healing from such horrendous torture;
3. There is hope, peace, healing, and life after incest.
After Donna experiences the ultimate betrayal by her father, she gives hope to incest Survivors; she lets them know that life isn't about incest and being a victim. Life is about living, loving, and trimuph of the human spirit.
I highly recommend this book to any incest Survivor.
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- Great book
- Insightful!
- A nice commentary about dealing with cancer in children.
- Various stories of children with cancer.
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Conquering Kids' Cancer: Triumphs and Tragedies of a Children's Cancer Doctor
MD, Kenneth Lazarus
Manufacturer: Emerald Ink, Inc./Emerald Ink Publishing
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ASIN: 1885373228 |
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For parents, friends and professionals working with kids with cancer. Includes ALL, leukemia and other subjects. This is a great book to read and if you need it, the best of its kind.
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Great book.......2005-05-09
This is a really great book which at some points will make you cry. It really touches the lives of children with cancer in great detail and brutal truth. I love how Dr. Lazarus touched on how he often gets comments from people about how "They could never do that", and how it is a tad offensive to him. I understand completely. I enjoyed the miracles' section also.
Insightful!.......2000-04-08
I am the mother of two children with disabilities. I do not have a child with cancer. However, when I picked up the book "Conquering Kids Cancer", I could not put it down. This book is not just for a family going through cancer, it's for any family. Dr. Lazarus makes a good source of information for anyone interested in learning more about cancer including anyone in the medical field. His down to earth writing makes this book a must have. It made me laugh and cry but most of all it made me appreciate life to the fullest.
A nice commentary about dealing with cancer in children........1999-07-08
Dr. Lazarus gives a good commentary on how medicine is more than just administering RX to patients. It goes so much furthur than that. Dr. Lazarus shares some heartwarming stories about his road in the pediatric oncology world. It also reveals why a doctor would choose this specialization. I for one am glad he did.
Various stories of children with cancer........1999-07-07
A great compassionate doctor reveals how medicine should be practiced
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