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About the Book:
At 57 years old, I thought I was the poster child
for fifty-year old healthiness: I competed in triathlons, rode in 100 mile
biking events and ate a healthy diet chock full of organic vegetables. Then I
discovered that I had a brain tumor the size of my wife’s fist.
My memoir chronicles the first year I spent
addressing tumor-related health issues: preparing for my first operation,
discovering a dangerous skull infection, having the infected portion of my
skull surgically removed, learning about my substantial vision and cognitive
losses, undergoing rehab and radiation treatments, and learning to live with my
“new normal.” And, as best I can tell, the phrase “new normal” is the medical
community’s code words for “You’re alive, so quit bitchin’.”
As my health changed, so did my sense of humor. My
humor started out superficially light-hearted prior to the first operation;
transmogrified into gallows humor after several subsequent operations; and
leveled out as somewhat wry-ish after radiation and rehab.
Topics I write about in the book include:
§ How not to tell
everybody you have a brain tumor
§ Why it’s a lot of work
to die in this country
§ Why I had difficulties
in naming my tumor
§ How I negotiated
bathroom visits with “Nurse Don’t-Bother-Me”
§ Why I could prove that I
was the “dumbest gguy in the room”
§ Why someone compared the
back of my head to a diseased goat
§ How I flunked a job
interview with myself
This is a book for anybody interested in memoirs
about people dealing with personal crises, for patients trudging through rehab,
for caretakers helping victims of serious illnesses, or for anybody looking for
an unexpected chuckle from an unlikely subject.
About the Book:This
book had me hooked from the first page. I loved how the author talked about
his illness and treatment in a positive, humorous and frank manner. The author
presents his story in such a personable manner you feel like you are
conversing with an old friend. Parts of this book were so funny they
made me laugh out loud. This book is an inspirational book that reminds you that "when life hands you lemons, make lemonade."
About the Author:
I’ve worked at a global advertising agency, at
several technology start-up companies and as a free-lance writer. Currently I
spend most of my time blogging, speaking and writing about brain health, brain
tumors and rehab. I speak to hospital rehab groups, stroke and aphasia groups,
and last summer spoke at the American Brain Tumor Association’s annual “Patient
and Caregiver” conference.
My charity and non-profit efforts includes work
through the Taproot Foundation on behalf of Apna Ghar (a Chicago-based
non-profit providing domestic violence services to immigrant communities). I
also go on Appalachia Service project trips through my church, participate in
Early Response Teams that follow first responders into disaster areas, and
teach and certify Early Response Teams through the United Methodist Committee
on Relief (e.g.UMCOR).
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I
received a free copy of this book/Ebook/Product to review. I was not
required to write a positive review nor was I compensated in any other
way. The opinions I have expressed are my own. I am disclosing this in
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Jim Kraus grew up in Western Pennsylvania and has spent the last
twenty years as a vice president of a major Christian publishing house. He has
written more than twenty books and novels, including the best-selling The
Dog That Talked to God. He and his family live outside of Chicago with a
sweet miniature Schnauzer and an ill-tempered Siberian cat named (of course)
Petey. 
