{"product_id":"what-matters-now-gareth-ocallaghan-9781529333596","title":"What Matters Now: A Memoir of Hope and Finding a Way Through the Dark","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Heart-breaking and uplifting, I defy anyone to read this memoir and not be affected by O'Callaghan's honesty and humanity' \u003ci\u003eIrish Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn 2018, after receiving a life-changing diagnosis, broadcaster Gareth O'Callaghan retired from full-time work and gave up the career that he had loved for decades. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn this deeply personal and inspiring memoir he tells that story, from the moments after his doctor uttered the words Multiple System Atrophy - a progressive and incurable neurological disease that ultimately carries a fatal prognosis - to his struggle to come to terms with a life unplanned. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eRecounted with insight and searing honesty, \u003ci\u003eWhat Matters Now\u003c\/i\u003e reveals how, regardless of circumstance, we can choose how we live, to the fullest. A stunning and life-affirming account of the power of the human spirit, and the potential for hope even in the darkest times. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003e\"For me, this is not a choice. It's all I want, namely a full and loving life that I strive to choose every day over everything else - considering that maybe the big odds are heavily stacked against that. But I don't care what the odds might be; I'll keep defying them for as long as I can keep fighting and living.\"\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Gareth O'Callaghan\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1529333598\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781529333596\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Hachette Ireland\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/01\/2022\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 416\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.65lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.70h x 5.00w x 1.20d","brand":"Gareth O'Callaghan","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44491723112703,"sku":"9781529333596","price":17.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_8f7624c8-8533-48e6-8d08-c454e1869722.jpg?v=1699452861","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/what-matters-now-gareth-ocallaghan-9781529333596","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}