Kasey to the Rescue: The Remarkable Story of a Monkey and a Miracle - Couverture rigide

Rogers, Ellen

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ISBN 10 : 1401323413 ISBN 13 : 9781401323417

Editeur : Hachette Books, 2010

Synopsis

In a heartwarming memoir, a mother of five shares the remarkable and surprising story of how a mischievous helper monkey transformed her family, bringing hope, humor and happiness as they faced their greatest challenge--the author's son's recovery from a tragic car accident that left him a quadriplegic with a brain injury.

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Présentation de l'éditeur

This is a story of how miracles DO happen.
How courage and a never-give-up spirit can emerge victorious.
How an engaging little monkey helped change a family’s life.

Ellen Rogers considered herself something of a tragedy snob. The single mother of five believed she could weather any storm, that she could keep her family from harm with fortitude and grace. But nothing could have prepared her for the June 2005 car accident that left her son, Ned—then 22 years old—fighting for his life.

Ellen refused to give in to despair. We’ll get through this, she told herself. We have to. But love and determination can only go so far, and the road home was fraught with obstacles. Ellen and Ned took comfort in family and friends. And they prayed for a miracle.

Miracles happen to those who believe, the saying goes, but who would have believed that one family’s “miracle” would weigh in at five pounds sopping wet Then Helping Hands: Monkey Helpers for the Disabled provided Ned with an affectionate and intelligent service animal with a steadfast devotion to hierarchy, a longing for “spa days,” and a craving for Gummi Bears. In other words, a diva.

Life with Kasey was yet another challenge for this large and lively family, but they persevered as families do, and in time this wise and sensitive animal did more than help Ned cope with his disabilities—she turned the simple tasks of life into a life worth living. Kasey’s astonishing intelligence and compassion brought hope and laughter back to a family facing its greatest challenge, and helped them see the world in a new way.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Hachette Books
• Date d'édition: 2010
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1401323413
• ISBN 13: 9781401323417
• Reliure: Relié
• Nombre de pages: 288
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: HACHETTE LIVRE SA; https://www.hachette.fr/; ; 1 AVENUE GUTENBERG; MAUREPAS CEDEX; 78319; France