{"product_id":"the-healing-begins-today-randy-oates-9781499705416","title":"The Healing Begins Today: A Memoir of Paralysis, Recovery and Creating a New Life","description":"\u003cp\u003eWhen Randy Oates finishes the 2007 River Cities Triathlon in a fast time, it seems like all is right with the world. Just a few months away from turning sixty-four, he sees retirement as a succession of blissful years to spend time with his wife, sail, run, cycle-and win more races.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eA few days later, a doctor diagnoses Randy's postrace leg cramp as the result of a slightly bulging disk. But when the doctor turns a \"routine procedure\" into a tragic accident, Randy wakes up a paraplegic. And doctor after doctor tells him he will never walk again.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThis could be how his story ends. But it isn't.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDefying the odds, Randy chooses the challenging path of hope and rehab. And with a team of dedicated individuals-including therapists, personal trainers, acupuncturists, and the \"Holy Trinity\" of his wife, son, and best friend-he slowly moves toward the seemingly impossible task of putting one foot in front of the other.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIt takes a village to rebuild Randy Oates, and his candid account in \u003ci\u003eThe Healing Begins Today\u003c\/i\u003e of the people, procedures, and perseverance necessary to win back his life will inspire readers to seek their own \"village\" to overcome obstacles.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Randy Oates\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1499705417\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781499705416\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Createspace Independent Publishing Platform\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/18\/2014\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 306\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.91lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.02h x 5.98w x 0.64d","brand":"Randy Oates","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48436781023487,"sku":"9781499705416","price":14.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_759990eb-c44a-400b-89de-6e6aa148c9ce.jpg?v=1777157741","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-healing-begins-today-randy-oates-9781499705416","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}