Getting Thru: The Worst Possible Thing - Couverture souple

Williams, Jim

 
9781913206864: Getting Thru: The Worst Possible Thing

Synopsis

Everyone, at some point, has to get thru their "worst possible thing". For Jim Williams, that was losing Kyle, his six-year-old son, to cancer.

One normal night, as he was being tucked into bed, five-year-old Kyle told his mom, "I'm always going to be this size." A year later, Kyle was diagnosed with stage four Neuroblastoma, a rare pediatric cancer afflicting Kyle with tumors to his spine, adrenal gland, liver, and bone marrow. His parents, Jim and Leslie Williams had never heard of Neuroblastoma until that day.


What then ensued was every parent's Worst Possible Thing as their whole world turned upside-down: an eighteen-month battle as Kyle fought the cancer that threatened to take his small, miraculous, high-energy life.


Getting Thru (The Worst Possible Thing) documents this battle from the perspective of Kyle's father. With raw blog entries penned during Jim's worst moments and poignant, thoughtful reflections written since their agonizing experience, Getting Thru is a tribute to Kyle's courageous, adventurous spirit. It is recognition of the ruthlessness and beauty of life. Above all, it is testament to the fact that every single person can get thru the "worst possible thing" and that there is a beacon of light to be found in every story, no matter how harrowing.

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À propos de l'auteur

Jim Williams is a speaker, consultant, expert in business transformation, and husband. Most importantly, he is a father. With more than twenty-five years at the helm of businesses, Jim has steered organizations to achieve revenues from hundreds of millions to billions. His expertise lies in leading diverse teams across vast geographies, with a clear focus on creating great spaces for people to work and the very best customer experiences. Driving profitable growth is the ultimate goal of all of Jim's work. Following his son Kyle's battle with cancer during 2009-2011, Jim has directed many of his efforts toward helping people to continue pushing forward and getting thru when they come to face their own version of the worst possible thing.

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