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The bestselling author of Blindsided Richard M. Cohen spent three years chronicling the lives of five diverse citizens of sickness: Denise who suffers from ALS; Buzz whose Christian faith helps him deal with his non-Hodgkins lymphoma; Sarah a determined young woman with Crohns disease; Ben a college student with muscular dystrophy; and Larry whose bipolar disorder is hidden within. Differing in age and gender race and economic status all five are determined to live life on their own terms. In Strong at the Broken Places Cohen shares these inspirational and revealing stories which offer lessons for us all—–on self-determination on courage in the face of adversity and public ignorance on keeping hope alive.We are all strong at the broken places—stronger than we think.