A Life Impossible

From Nfl Player Steve Gleason A Powerful Inspiring Memoir Of Love Heartbreak Resilience Family And Remarkable Triumph In The Face Of Als. Gleason Is A Symbol Of Resilience Hope And Optimism. The New York Times Steve Gleason Has Changed The World. Roger Goodell Nfl Commissioner An Extraordinary Book...A Life Impossible Will Change The Way People Cope Think And Live. Mike Lupica Co-Author With James Patterson Of 12 Months To Live. In 2011 Three Years After Leaving The Nfl Steve Gleason Was Diagnosed With Als A Terminal Disease That Takes Away The Ability To Move Talk And Breathe. Doctors Gave Him Three Years To Live. He Was Thirty-Three Years Old. As Steve Says He Is Now Ten Years Past His Expiration Date.. His Memoir Is The Chronicle Of A Remarkable Life One Filled With Optimism And Joy Despite The Trauma And Pain And Despair He Has Experienced. Writing Using Eye-Tracking Technology Gleason Covers His Pre-Als Life Through The Highs And Lows Of His Nfl Career With The New Orleans Saints Where He Made One Of The Most Memorable Plays In Saints History Leading To A Victory In The First Post-Katrina Home Game Uplifting The City Making Him A Hero And Reflected In A Nine-Foot Bronze Statue Outside The Superdome. Then Came His Heartbreaking Diagnosis. Gleason Lost All Muscle Function He Now Uses Stephen Hawking-Like Technology To Communicate And Breathes With The Help Of A Ventilator. This Book Captures Gleason And His Wife MichelS Unmatched Resilience As They Reinvent Their Lives Refuse To Succumb To Despair And Face His Disease Realistically And Existentially.. This Unsparing Portrait Argues That A Person''S True Strength Does Not Reside Solely In OneS Body But Also In The Ability To Face Unfathomable Adversity And Still Be Able To Love And Treasure Life.