Point of View: POV on Dying and Living (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781477453704)

Exactly six months before my diagnosis, I turned 30 years old. Married and a mother to young boys, I was filled with hopes and dreams, oblivious to the reality that my world, as I knew it, would soon end. In August, 1996 I was diagnosed with a life threatening cervical spinal cord tumor. My doctors told me I would be a quadriplegic within five years. I began radiation treatment to shrink the tumor. Ten months later I was given one to three months to live. I would not see my next birthday. Yet I survived and thrived. I fought for my life with the help of my family and today I see life as an opportunity to love each moment. My illness affected every part of my life-as a mother, a wife, a daughter, a sister, a friend and an individual. These roles made me who I was when my illness struck, and today my illness has defined those roles with greater clarity. Everyone has a story that lives within us. This is my story.

Author: Debbie Berkelhammer
ISBN-10: 1477453709
ISBN-13: 9781477453704
Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Language: English
Published: 11/29/2012
Pages: 90
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.25lbs
Size: 8.50h x 5.51w x 0.19d