{"product_id":"smiling-again-coming-back-to-life-and-faith-after-brain-surgery-9781614487968","title":"Smiling Again: Coming Back to Life and Faith","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“When I woke up. . .I quickly became aware that gliding through brain surgery recovery was not the big plan. Pain, paralysis, and single-sided deafness loomed ahead.”\u003cbr\u003eSally Stap was in the midst of a busy and successful 25-year career in Information Technology, juggling the usual concerns about job, daughters, and life, when the unthinkable happened: she was diagnosed with an acoustic neuroma, a benign but large brain tumor.\u003cbr\u003eWritten with a poignant blend of honesty, dry humor, faith, and inquisitiveness, \u003ci\u003eSmiling Again\u003c\/i\u003e is a story of the persistence of life and beauty in spite of pain. Sally recounts the shock of diagnosis, a long and painful recovery from invasive brain surgery, her eventual retirement due to disability, and ultimately contentment and acceptance of a new life journey.\u003cbr\u003eFor caregivers and survivors, Sally shares practical lessons and tips that will help you find your own signposts of faith along a treacherous but ultimately exhilarating journey, including:\u003cbr\u003e- Be optimistic, but don’t discount possible outcomes just because they don’t sound fun.\u003cbr\u003e- Allow yourself to grieve because there is a new you.  \u003cbr\u003e- A sense of humor will give you a better temperament than frustration.\u003cbr\u003eWhether you are a brain tumor survivor or are facing another experience that has brought you to the end of yourself, Sally’s experience shows that even when the worst happens, God is present and visible in sometimes unexpected ways. The future you may not be the same as the old you, but it can lead you in new and rewarding directions.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“In \u003ci\u003eSmiling Again\u003c\/i\u003e, the diagnosis of a brain tumor emerged as a mere speed bump in Sally Stap’s once idyllic life. She predetermined how God should answer her prayers and how she’d give him the credit. But God had a different idea. Here’s her poignant story of determination and love.”\u003cbr\u003ePeter DeHaan, PhD, author, blogger, publisher\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eChapter 1: A Diagnosis from Left Field\u003cp\u003e Chapter 2: Delivering Big News\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Chapter 3: Waiting for Answers\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Chapter 4: Taking in Mayo Clinic\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Chapter 5: The Blog Begins\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Chapter 6: Final Prep\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Chapter 7: Heading into the Fire\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Chapter 8: Mayo Days: Monday\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Chapter 9: Mayo Days: Tuesday\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Chapter 10: Mayo Days: Wednesday\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Chapter 11: Mayo Days: Thursday\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Chapter 12: Mayo Days: Friday\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Chapter 13: Mayo Days: The Weekend\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Chapter 14 Mayo Days: Monday\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Chapter 15: Hello, World\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Chapter 16: Things to Be Thankful For\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Chapter 17: Two Steps Forward, One Step Back\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Chapter 18: The Philosopher Speaks\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Chapter 19: Michigan Winter\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Chapter 20: The New Year Arrives\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Chapter 21: Waiting for Healing\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Chapter 22: Return to Mayo at Three Months\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Chapter 23: A Typical Day with Headaches\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Chapter 24: Moving Forward and Rejoining Life\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Chapter 25: One Tiny Movement\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Chapter 26: An Eye-Opening Symposium\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Chapter 27: Addressing Facial Synkinesis\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Chapter 28: It's Only the Beginning\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Chapter 29: Return to the Woods\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Morgan James Publishing llc","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51359738921303,"sku":"9781614487968","price":12.34,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781614487968.jpg?v=1754125563","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/smiling-again-coming-back-to-life-and-faith-after-brain-surgery-9781614487968","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}