A inspirarional story of a man's determined climp to combat a debilitating, life threatining brain tumor with determination, humor and self-responsibity.Photograph: Steven A. GreenbergGraphics: Lisa Bloom"This book is a must read, especially if you have the tendency to think that life has dealt you a bad hand."-Mike DitkaSuggested read by American Brain Tumor Associationvisit: www.forceamiracle.com

The Golden Gate Bridge is one of the most recognizable structures to define a modern city. Yet, for author Kevin Hines the bridge is not merely a marker of a place or a time. Instead, the bridge marks the beginning of his remarkable story. At 19 years old, Kevin attempted to take his own life by jumping off the Golden Gate Bridge - a distance which took four seconds to fall. Recently diagnosed with bi-polar disorder, Kevin had begun to hear voices telling him he had to die, and days before...

Doctors work in life-and-death situations every day. But what happens when they encounter something even they can't explain scientifically? Dreams foretelling future events, apparitions and other miraculous experiences fill this book, as practicing doctors recount the most unusual moments of their careers. Meant to awe, instruct and inspire, these tales will convince even the harshest skeptic that there are things beyond this physical world and that sometimes, all we need to do is believe....

"Death is nothing to fear-and life without fear can be lived to the fullest."This is Kimberly Clark Sharp's message from her extraordinary experience during the time after her heart suddenly stopped beating and she lay on the sidewalk, not breathing, and without a pulse. Swept into a peaceful loving place of brilliant golden light and warm comfort, she saw, for the first time, the meaning of life-and death.Thereafter, Kimberly, with hamster Toto at her side, left Kansas for...

When I was thirty-five, my wife and I were both reported dead by the first paramedics to arrive at the scene of a seventy-five-mile-an-hour hit-and-run. My wife Marcy died instantly that day. With brain damage from a massive stroke and my body broken, I wasn’t expected to survive either.”So begins Rise and Shine, the dramatic story of Simon Lewis and his remarkable recovery from a horrific car accident. Told through the eyes of someone who has lived through it” and succe...

Surviving Suicide: a mother's storyby Heather Hapeta (Goodreads Author)Pip Adam's reviewOct 07, 2012really liked it"Like many people, suicide has been a part of my life from an early age. I found Surviving Suicide: A Mother's Story a very helpful book. Although, thankfully, it has been almost a year since the last suicide in our family I still gained a lot of information and hope from this book.The book begins with a detailed retelling of the au...

Can a body turn against itself and still find the strength to laugh?At just seven years old, Brenda Currey Lewis was an active, typical child. But in the summer of 1974, her trajectory changed forever when a sudden, baffling neurological invader took hold of her muscles. Diagnosed with generalized dystonia—a rare and debilitating movement disorder that forces muscle groups to twist, tug, and lock the body into abnormal postures—Brenda was wheelchair-bound within a single year. For ...

As I have listened to the extraordinary experiences told to me by family members and loved ones of those whose deaths I investigate I have come to see more than I expected. I have begun to know something special is unfolding all around me. from the introduction Working as a medical examiner Dr. Janis Amatuzio has found that by listening and talking to loved ones of the deceased she can offer them a sense of closure. In doing so she has heard and here retells extraordinary stories of spirit...

No Excuse For Bad Behaviour Shares a personal perspective of how Different Experiences in Life can change or alter Psychologically how we view the world. Realizing focus is not important so much on what happened. But the conscious decision of using Experience as a stepping stone to a truer and more profound Learning Experience and Understanding for the Future. Life, People and Circumstance become Our Greatest Teacher. It does not Define WHO we are created to be.

The first three years of my existence were a nightmare for both my parents and myself. Between the nonstop crying in which went on daily because I couldnt feed on a bottle due my inability to suck because of having Cerebral Palsy and the weekly hospital visits to Childrens and Massachusetts General in Boston, took a toll on the three of us. Cerebral Palsy (CP) is a brain injury either due prior or at birth. Its causes may be due to alcohol substance during pregnancy or at birth upon delive...

“I was up all night reading. I laughed, cried and my heart was touched. My friend recently began to ignore me and doesn’t want me to visit…. Your blog really made me see what a survivor sees and feel what they feel. Because of your willingness to share, I now know that I’m doing the right thing by hanging in there.” —Jada Thompson, a Reader“Oh Joyce.... Really touched my heart. There are no “happy words” to make this “better”. But you are facing it head-on, win or lose, and that sa...

During her stint as a palliative care pediatrician, Sherry Scott believed "healthy grieving" was directly attributed to how well the physical, emotional, and spiritual needs of the patient and family were met while undergoing end-of-life care. "The idea of a good bereavement blew up in my face after the death of my mom, because the year that followed revealed just how quirky and misunderstood grieving could be. I discovered it to be uniquely personal, particularly when, for fear of being l...