{"product_id":"not-dead-yet-phil-southerland-9781250006998","title":"Not Dead Yet","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart memoir, part sports adventure, \u003ci\u003e Not Dead Yet \u003c\/i\u003etells the inspirational story of Phil Southerland's battle with Type 1 diabetes and how from diagnosis to sheer determination, he beat all odds and turned his diagnosis and his passion for cycling into a platform. \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFrom leading a Race Across America to managing a world-class cycling program, Southerland's journey on and off the bike has helped changed the way the world views diabetes. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWhen Phil Southerland was seven-months-old, he lost ten pounds in a week, his body was limp and his breathing slowed to what his mother called a death rattle. Rushing him to the ER, she was informed that tiny Phil displayed the youngest case of diabetes on record in the world at that time. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBlindness, kidney failure and death were all predicted for him by age twenty-five. Decades later, not only is Phil alive and well but as the founder of Team Type 1, he and his team of championship cyclists -- many of them diabetics--have become health and fitness role models for people the world over. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eTogether, they took on some of the most challenging endurance events in the world, including winning the Race Across America--a grueling 3,000-mile endurance competition--twice. Today, Phil continues to lead Team Type 1 as CEO. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eNot Dead Yet\u003c\/i\u003e is Phil's powerful story: his account of his relationship with his mother, and how she struggled to keep him alive; growing up quickly in the New-Old South of the 1990s, learning at the tender age of 6 years old how to check his glucose and give himself injections; of how he fulfilled his dream of becoming a professional athlete using his team and the bike as a platform, inspiring thousands of individuals and families around the world who are battling diabetes to not just chase, but catch, their dreams.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Phil Southerland, John Hanc\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1250006996\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781250006998\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e St. Martins Press-3PL\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/05\/2012\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 336\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.05lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.90h x 6.00w x 1.00d","brand":"Phil Southerland","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44065191297279,"sku":"9781250006998","price":22.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_eecc8157-dda4-439e-9e7a-e859059b2095.jpg?v=1685399930","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/not-dead-yet-phil-southerland-9781250006998","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}