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Eyes to the wind : a memoir of love and death, hope and resistance
Edition
First Atria Books hardcover edition.
Publication Information
New York : Atria Books, 2019.
Physical Description
xiii, 281 pages : color illustrations ; 24 cm
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 32, 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. Eyes to the Wind is a rousing memoir featuring intertwining storylines about determination, perseverance, and how to live a life filled with purpose and intention. The first traces Ady's battle with ALS: how he turned the initial shock and panic from his diagnosis into a renewed commitment to social justice--not despite his disability but because of it. The second, told in flashbacks, illustrates Ady's journey from a goofy political nerd to a prominent figure in the enduring fight for equity and justice. From one of today's most vocal advocates for social justice, Eyes to the Wind is an evocative memoir about activism, dedication, love, and hope.
Contents
- Diagnosis
- Awakening
- Apprenticeship
- In search of peace
- Local progress
- Fed up
- Progression
- Liftoff
- Resistance
- Hope
- Epilogue.