Foreword -- Diagnosis -- Awakening -- Apprenticeship -- In search of peace -- Local progress -- Fed up -- Progression -- Liftoff -- Resistance -- Hope -- Epilogue.
Summary:
Ady Barkan loved taking afternoon runs on the California coast and holding his newborn son, Carl. But one day, he noticed a troubling weakness in his hand. At first, he brushed it off as carpal tunnel syndrome, but after a week of neurological exams and two MRIs, he learned the cause of the problem: amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, better known as ALS or Lou Gehrig’s disease. At age thirty-two, Ady was given just three to four years to live, yet despite the devastating diagnosis, he refused to let his remaining days go to waste. This is a rousing memoir about determination, perseverance, and how to live a life filled with purpose and intention, tracing Ady's path from the initial shock to a renewed commitment to social justice, not despite his disability but because of it. Through flashbacks, it also illustrates Ady’s journey from a goofy political nerd to a prominent figure in the enduring fight for equity and justice in healthcare.
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