{"product_id":"the-silent-journey-michael-j-bellito-9781681817286","title":"The Silent Journey","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Silent Journey \u003c\/em\u003etraces the path of lifelong teacher Michael J. Bellito, who had to give up his beloved profession after suffering a major stroke.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"I had a stroke on August 17, 2012,\" he says.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"My whole right side was paralyzed, plus I had the inability to talk. I was only 62 years old, ready to start my forty-first year of teaching. Ironically, I taught speech as well as English. I couldn't talk at all. Pretty wild for a speech teacher.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"It changed my life forever. I could either give up trying or make every day a new day. I chose the latter. With a whole group of therapists, I learned to walk and talk again, and to use my left hand exclusively. I learned to write and type this book with my left hand.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"This is a non-fiction, narrative book, which describes the agony I went through at first, and the relief I felt after two years at being able to come back.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAbout the Author: \u003c\/strong\u003eFormer teacher Michael J. Bellito believes \"Jesus had a purpose for us to be there. There was something I had to learn from this life-altering change, something I must learn about what I could or should do. This was the time I asked questions about anything, if I could get them out. The frustration about not being able to talk was mind-bending. I knew what I wanted to say, if I could just say it.\" (It was originally written in 2016.)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Michael J. Bellito\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1681817284\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781681817286\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Strategic Book Publishing\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/13\/2019\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 124\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.75lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.44d","brand":"Michael J. Bellito","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":44829655335167,"sku":"9781681817286","price":25.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_264c5822-be68-46ed-9466-e69497b29a10.jpg?v=1708451326","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-silent-journey-michael-j-bellito-9781681817286","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}