The Other Side of Impossible: Ordinary People Who Faced

The Other Side of Impossible: Ordinary People Who Faced Daunting Medical Challenges and Refused to Give Up

Youâ€™re faced with a difficult health condition. You have exhausted medicineâ€™s answers. What do you do? Susannah Meadows tells the real-life stories of seven families who persisted when traditional medicine alone wasnâ€™t enough.

Their adventures take us to the outer frontiers of medical science and cutting-edge complementary therapies, as Meadows explores research into the mindâ€™s potential to heal the body, the possible role food may play in reversing disease, the power of agency, perseverance, and hopeâ€”and more.

When journalist Susannah Meadows noticed her three-year-old son, Shepherd, shying away from soccer practice, she had no idea it was the first sign of juvenile idiopathic arthritis. The diagnosis was the first step of a long journey, physically painful for Shepherd and emotionally wrenching for Susannah and her family. But they pressed on, and using a combination of traditional and complementary medicine they beat the disease, and the odds.

Meadows chronicles her own story, and takes you into the lives of other remarkable people, exploring their heartbreaks and triumphs. One boy who has severe food allergies undergoes an unconventional therapy and is soon eating everything. An organic farmer in Washington State tries to solve the puzzle of her daughterâ€™s epileptic seizures. A physician with MS creates her own combination of treatments and goes from a wheelchair to riding a bike again. A child diagnosed with ADHD refuses to take medication and instead improves his life, and the life of his family, after changing his diet. Other families take on rheumatoid arthritis and autistic behaviors.

Meadows includes new information about traditional and nontraditional medicine and the latest science on how the health of our gut bacteria is connected to wellnessâ€”and how the right foods play a key role in helping this microscopic population thrive. She also talks with scientists who study the traits and circumstances that may make some people keep going when others feel helpless. These researchers are illuminating the psychology of healingâ€”how the mind, and asserting control over your body and health, can play a part in recovery.

Fascinating, moving, and profoundly inspiring, The Other Side of Impossible gives us people driven by love, desperation, and astonishing resolveâ€”a community of the defiant who share an extraordinary talent for hope and for fighting the battle for healing in todayâ€™s world and tomorrowâ€™s.

Praise for The Other Side of Impossible

â€œ[Meadows] has compiled compelling stories about people who faced and ultimately surmounted daunting medical challenges. . . . Their stories left me in awe of their persistence against formidable odds.â€â€”The New York Times

â€œThroughout these tales, a common attitude binds people together: hope. . . . What cannot be refuted are the will power, perseverance, and hopefulness of the patients and families profiled here.â€â€”Booklist

â€œThis is a terrific book for those who need encouragement to take control of their diagnoses, and for their physicians and families.â€â€”Publishers Weekly

â€œIf you love someone, read The Other Side of Impossible.â€â€”Jon Meacham

â€œI laughed out loud more than once, choked up more than twice, and generally marveled at the lovely humanity and sharp mind at work. This extremely useful guide to never giving up is journalism at its most responsible, intelligent, and compassionate.â€â€”Kelly Corrigan

â€œThe Other Side of Impossible is an amazing bookâ€”insightful, compassionate, and quite possibly life-changing.â€â€”Curtis Sittenfeld
Country USA
Brand Random House Books for Young Readers
Manufacturer Random House
Binding Hardcover
ReleaseDate 2017-05-02
UnitCount 1
EANs 9780812996470

Country	USA
Brand	Random House Books for Young Readers
Manufacturer	Random House
Binding	Hardcover
ReleaseDate	2017-05-02
UnitCount	1
EANs	9780812996470

The Other Side of Impossible: Ordinary People Who Faced Daunting Medical Challenges and Refused to Give Up

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