A Quiet Roar: Living with Multiple Sclerosis
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| Rating | : | 4.93 (950 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1987915372 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 216 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2015-01-12 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
Compelling and honest life of a stubborn BC rancher living tenaciously in the face of her Multiple Sclerosis condition. This, however, is a triumphant story. To survive, Redl must first learn to trust and rely on other people for the help she would need in the new reality of her daily life. Growing up on a pioneer ranch in the rough and dusty days of the late 1960s and the 1970s, Redl learned at a young age to be self-reliant and tenacious. But nothing in her previous experiences could fully prepare her to live with an equally tenacious enemy. Heidi Redl was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis in 2004 and immediately chose to fight the disease with the only tools available
Redl writes her own reflection, which is also my reflection, which is also yours. I too deal with depression and mobility issues. I never used to believe in community, solidarity, group therapy, but now I understand. I think you should read and learn from it."Sharon Butala, author of Where I Live Now (Simon and Schuster Canada, 2017) (Sharon Butala)“I feel there is kinship here, in the pages of A Quiet Roar. I was filled with much hope reading that she too was flat out miserable and grumpy at times. It is a book we can all learn from about how to get through and past the many adversities and travails of a life. Redl reaches out. But this is a story about stubbornness, perseverance, courage, hope, and a good deal more success than failure. "Heidi Redl has written a story about living with MS as it progresses degree b
Her columns and stories have appeared in CANADIAN COWBOY COUNTRY magazine, in the MS Kamloops Chapter newsletter, in CANADIAN GEOGRAPHIC and in MACLEAN'S magazines. Heidi Redl lives and writes with multiple sclerosis in Williams Lake, BC. She continues to write, to teach writing, and to struggle against the effects of MS in her life with the help of her husband, Tom, and her family and friends.