Edition |
First U.S. edition. |
Physical Description |
165 pages ; 20 cm |
Note |
Originally published: Dublin : Hachette Books Ireland, 2014. |
Summary |
"In 2008, Simon Fitzmaurice was diagnosed with ALS, or Lou Gehrig's disease. He was given four years to live. In 2010, in a state of lung-function collapse, Simon knew with crystal clarity that now was not his time to die. Against all prevailing medical opinion, he chose to ventilate in order to stay alive....The young filmmaker, a husband and father of five small children, draws us deeply into his inner world. Told in simply expressed and beautifully stark prose, it is an astonishing journey into a life that, though brutally compromised, is lived more fully than most, revealing at its core the potent power love has to carry us through the days."-- Provided by publisher. |
Subject |
Fitzmaurice, Simon.
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Fitzmaurice, Simon -- Health.
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Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis.
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