My mom struggled with one of the most severe cases of rheumatoid arthritis doctors had ever seen -- for over thirty years. This memoir tells her story, through my perspective of her healthier times, with pictures and includes an excerpt from her own unpublished autobiography.
About the Author
Kristin Verby
verbster08
Minneapolis, Minnesota
Favorite Quotes:
"Certainty is a closing of the mind. To create something new, you must have doubt."
Milton Glaser
“If you want others to be happy, practice compassion. If you want to be happy, practice compassion.”
Dalai Lama
“Logic will get you from A to Z; imagination will get you everywhere.”
Albert Einstein
"Between stimulus and response there is a space. In that space is our power to choose our response. In our response lies our growth and our freedom."
Viktor E. Frankl
"Today more than ever before, life must be characterized by a sense of Universal Responsibility, not only Nation to Nation and human to human, but also human to all other forms of life."
Dalai Lama
Publish Date July 29, 2010
Dimensions Small Square 160 pgs
Standard Paper
Category Parenting & Families
Tags story telling, severe rheumatoid arthritis, Amy Hill, Matthew Verby, Clarice Poley, Kristin Verby, closure, healing, grief, reconciliation, suffering, narrative, Memoir, Minnesota, Minneapolis, photography, book, storytelling
Comments
gpdough says
A wonderful story of family and the strength of faith in a young woman facing a painful challenge beyond anything we can imagine. Kristin, you have a wonderful talent of putting the book together with your great photos. When is the next book coming?
Gail Dougherty
posted at 10:18pm Jul 29 PST