{"product_id":"smile-like-a-pirate-bryan-donihue-9781735629018","title":"Smile Like a Pirate!: Finding Hope in Loss","description":"\"Is it too soon for pirate jokes?\"\u003cp\u003eOn December 5th, 2018, my life changed. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAfter my fourth surgery in eighteen months, I had to make a decision: go through another extensive knee surgery for a ten percent chance of keeping my leg, or amputate my leg above the knee. Choosing to have my right leg amputated, I was devastated.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAfter shedding tears for a couple days, I no longer wanted to cry. I wanted to laugh. I needed to laugh. So I made a post on social media that said: \"Thank you so much for the prayers and support... I've decided that I can either cry or laugh. So my social media is going to be funny. Sometimes really dark, but funny.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA dear friend, Jannell responded, \"Is it too soon for pirate jokes?\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis book is not about my amputation experience. It is not about the decade of pain, fear, and grief from medical issues prior to the amputation.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eQuite simply, this book is about hope. Amongst ten years of medical struggles and the accompanying grief and loss, I figured out where to find hope and how to hold onto that hope.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThis book is about overcoming loss, grief, and difficulty through hope. Whether amputation, cancer, or even loss of a loved one, you can find hope. Just like I did.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Bryan Donihue\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1735629014\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781735629018\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Stumped Publishing\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/29\/2020\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 172\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.81lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.56d","brand":"Bryan Donihue","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":44126956060927,"sku":"9781735629018","price":24.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_a7eff644-b81f-4c7e-bab9-b4f0ff36502c.jpg?v=1687451076","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/smile-like-a-pirate-bryan-donihue-9781735629018","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}