{"product_id":"a-fragile-hold-ruth-maree-cotton-9780648128618","title":"A fragile hold: Living with multiple sclerosis and other uncertainties","description":"\u003cp\u003eWhen Ruth Cotton walked out of her neurologist's office in 1997 with a diagnosis of multiple sclerosis, her life changed irrevocably. At the peak of her career and with three children still at home, all she could think of were the uncertainties - especially whether she'd become wheelchair-bound. But Ruth continued her full, active life and it wasn't until her retirement that multiple sclerosis exacted its greatest toll - slowly taking her balance and mobility. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn 2020, as the COVID-19 pandemic confined Ruth indoors, news came that her husband's cancer - melanoma, diagnosed years before - was accelerating. Overwhelmed by a sense of life's fragility, Ruth turned to writing to make sense of it all. As she gives close attention to her immediate environment, a more mindful way of being and thinking unfolds. \u003cem\u003eA Fragile Hold\u003c\/em\u003e reveals with warmth and unflinching honesty the daily, intimate scenes of a life with multiple sclerosis.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Ruth Maree Cotton\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 064812861X\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780648128618\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Lightleaf Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/17\/2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 328\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.79lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.00h x 5.00w x 0.73d","brand":"Ruth Maree Cotton","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44133456969983,"sku":"9780648128618","price":20.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_854b1026-7b7e-4f7e-99fd-ac01bc281e9b.jpg?v=1687486236","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/a-fragile-hold-ruth-maree-cotton-9780648128618","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}