Ghost Boy: The Miraculous Escape of a Misdiagnosed Boy Trapped Inside His Own Body
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| Rating | : | 4.63 (751 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1400205832 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 288 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2016-06-22 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
'It is a deeply affecting and at times shocking book The Diving-Bell and the butterfly but with a happy ending' Sunday Times 17/7 'Deeply moving' Mail on Sunday 'Pistorius is almost fealess in the way he confronts emotional reality' Catherine Deveney, Scotland on Sunday --Catherine Deveney, Scotland on Sunday
A heart wrenching and beautiful story When Martin Pistorius was 12 years old, he came home from school with a sore throat. Over the next two years, his mind and body shut down, until he was left a quadriplegic who could not speak. Then, around the time he was 16, his mind started coming back to life. He tells his story in the book, Ghost Boy.As Martin becomes more aware, he realizes that he has little to no control over his limbs and that he has no voice. All he can do is smile and move his eyes and head. He tries. Amazing Mental Strength and Courage At first glance one would think this was a one-dimensional tale of a boy who had been silenced learning to find his voice once again. But this book is so much more. By the end, we weep when he weeps and leap for joy when he does. We feel the love he has for his family and friends, and feel as though we have taken the long journey from darkness into the light with him. This is an excellent, must read book. Martin has a beautiful voice, and I thank him for taking is along on his. Eye Opening This book is an excellent reminder that things are not always what they seem. It was thought provoking and bought forth a mix of gratitude, guilt, shame and finally determination. I realize that there will always be someone worse off than you. A person could be born in the poor family, but become successful years later through natural born intelligence and hard work. Martin was much better off than many others in the world simply by the fact that his family is fairly well off
Their boy was gone. Then he slept constantly and shunned human contact. The stress and heartache shook his parents’ marriage and their family to the core. Or so they thought.Ghost Boy is the heart-wrenching story of one boy’s return to life through the power of love and faith. Within eighteen months he was mute and wheelchair-bound. Martin's emergence from his own darkness invites us to celebrate our own lives and fight for a better life for others.. They all thought he was gone. Martin's parents were told an unknown degenerative disease left him with the mind of a baby and less than two years to live.Martin was moved to care centers for severely disabled children. First he lost his voice and stopped eating. But he was alive and trapped inside his own body for ten years.In January 1988 Martin Pistorius, aged twelve, fell inexplicably sick. In these pages, readers see a parent’s resilience, the consequences of misdiagnosis, abuse at the hands of cruel caretakers, and the unthinkable duration of Martin’s mental alertness betrayed by his
In 2008 he met the love of his life, Joanna, and immigrated to the UK. In 2009 they married and in 2010 he started his own business. In 2001 he learned to communicate via computer, make friends and change his life. He describes himself a Geek with a wicked sense of humour and a love of technology. Martin