A life impossible : living with ALS : finding peace and wisdom within a fragile existence
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Author
Contributors
Duncan, Jeff, author.
Published
New York : Alfred A. Knopf, 2024.
Format
Book
Edition
First edition.
ISBN
9780593536810, 0593536819
Physical Desc
288 pages ; 25 cm
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Location | Call Number | Status | Due Date |
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Wausau - MCPL - Adult Nonfiction Biography New | B GLEASON | Checked Out | May 21, 2024 |
Mosinee - MCPL - Adult Nonfiction Biography New | B GLEASON | In Transit |
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Medford - Adult Nonfiction High Demand | 616.8 GLE | Available |
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Published
New York : Alfred A. Knopf, 2024.
Edition
First edition.
Language
English
ISBN
9780593536810, 0593536819
Notes
Description
"In 2011, three years after leaving the NFL, Steve Gleason was diagnosed with ALS, a terminal disease that takes away the ability to move, talk, and breathe. Doctors gave him three years to live. He was thirty-three years old. As Steve says, he is now ten years past his expiration date. His memoir is the chronicle of a remarkable life, one filled with optimism and joy, despite the trauma and pain and despair he has experienced. Writing using eye-tracking technology, Gleason covers his pre-ALS life through the highs and lows of his NFL career with the New Orleans Saints, where he made one of the most memorable plays in Saints history, leading to a victory in the first post-Katrina home game, uplifting the city, making him a hero, and reflected in a nine-foot bronze statue outside the Superdome. Then came his heartbreaking diagnosis. Gleason lost all muscle function, he now uses Stephen Hawking-like technology to communicate, and breathes with the help of a ventilator. This book captures Gleason and his wife Michel's unmatched resilience as they reinvent their lives, refuse to succumb to despair, and face his disease realistically and existentially. This unsparing portrait argues that a person's true strength does not reside solely in one's body but also in the ability to face unfathomable adversity and still be able to love and treasure life"--,Provided by publisher.
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Gleason, S., & Duncan, J. (2024). A life impossible: living with ALS : finding peace and wisdom within a fragile existence (First edition.). Alfred A. Knopf.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Gleason, Steve, 1977- and Jeff, Duncan. 2024. A Life Impossible: Living With ALS : Finding Peace and Wisdom Within a Fragile Existence. Alfred A. Knopf.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Gleason, Steve, 1977- and Jeff, Duncan. A Life Impossible: Living With ALS : Finding Peace and Wisdom Within a Fragile Existence Alfred A. Knopf, 2024.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Gleason, Steve, and Jeff Duncan. A Life Impossible: Living With ALS : Finding Peace and Wisdom Within a Fragile Existence First edition., Alfred A. Knopf, 2024.
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