"Receiving a diagnosis of Friedreich's ataxia, a rare genetic neuromuscular disease, means she must prepare herself for a life of loss. When she starts college, she can still walk on her own, but as her disease progresses, she spirals further into sadness, denial, and alienation. She turns to alcohol and a toxic relationship to distract her from what she refuses to accept--that her body, her self-esteem, and her hope for her future are failing. When Jennifer develops a friendship with rock star Dave Matthews, her outlook ...
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"Receiving a diagnosis of Friedreich's ataxia, a rare genetic neuromuscular disease, means she must prepare herself for a life of loss. When she starts college, she can still walk on her own, but as her disease progresses, she spirals further into sadness, denial, and alienation. She turns to alcohol and a toxic relationship to distract her from what she refuses to accept--that her body, her self-esteem, and her hope for her future are failing. When Jennifer develops a friendship with rock star Dave Matthews, her outlook changes. She begins to understand that using a wheelchair doesn't mean her life is over. In fact, when she discovers disability culture, she realizes it's not her body that needs to be fixed but her assumptions about being disabled. In her ... memoir, ... Jennifer invites you into her world, where she must learn to view her changing body with compassion and choose gratitude over anger as she finds strength and acceptance in a whole new way of moving through life."--Provided by publisher.
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Jennifer Gasnerââ?¬â?¢s ââ?¬Å"My Unexpected Life: Finding Balance Beyond My Diagnosisââ?¬Â? is a powerful and extraordinary memoir of an incredible young woman, and her endeavor to recreate her self-confidence after years of denying a horrifying reality.
Don�t dwell on what went wrong. Instead, focus on what to do next. Spend your energies on moving forward.
This widely acknowledged quote by author and motivational speaker, Denis Waitley opens the curtains to the vivid scenes of a mobility battle for sixteen-year-old Jennifer Gasner. A visit to Dr. Jaradeh in Milwaukee introduces a grave concern to her family after the doctor diagnoses her with Friedreich�s Ataxia, a rare form of Muscular Dystrophy. Deep anguish begins to swell inside her soul after the news, and anything about faith in God becomes inconsequential to her with every passing hour.
Her college life is constantly challenged by falling, fear of wetting her pants, and the stigma of being ââ?¬Ë?abnormallyââ?¬â?¢ a virgin. In an unexpected turn of events, her health status evolves into the perfect excuse to get her out of anything including reprimands by her teachers for poor academic performance and cheating. Each day sees her sink deeper into denial, sadness, and isolation, and within no time she sadly turns to alcohol for solace.
Gasner�s journey toward acceptance of her ailment is very moving and will grip readers� emotions, disabled or not. She has offered a detailed step-by-step account of the genesis as well as the evolution of the situation. Readers will also behold events that usher in a much-needed mental adjustment toward being in a wheelchair. Her story aims to remind people living with Friedreich�s Ataxia that their life is not over and can turn around to become fulfilling.
ââ?¬Å"My Unexpected Life: Finding Balance Beyond My Diagnosisââ?¬Â? by Jennifer Gasner is conclusively a phenomenal memoir that will offer newly diagnosed people empathy and insight from an individual who has lived the story. It also profoundly reveals the lifestyles of people living with disabilities and readers will find themselves looking at them with a fresh eye. If you love coming-of-age memoirs, this book is for you.
