Together: A Memoir of a Marriage and a Medical Mishap

Together: A Memoir of a Marriage and a Medical Mishap

A routine procedure left novelist, memoirist, and poet Judy Goldman's husband paralyzed. Together is her unforgettable account of the struggle to regain their "normal" life and a nuanced portrait of a marriage tested.

When Judy Goldman's husband of almost four decades reads a newspaper ad for an injection to alleviate back pain, the outpatient procedure sounds like the answer to his longtime backaches. But rather than restoring his tennis game, the procedure leaves him paralyzed from the waist down--a phenomenon none of the doctors the family consults can explain. Overnight, Goldman's world is turned upside down. Though she has always thought of herself as the polite, demure wife opposite her strong, brave husband, Goldman finds herself thrown into a new role as his advocate, navigating byzantine hospital policies, demanding and refusing treatments, seeking solutions to help him win back his independence.
Â Â Â Â Along the way, Goldman flashes back to her memories of their life together. As she tries envision her family's future, she discovers a new, more resilient version of herself. Together is a story of the life we imagine versus the life we lead--an elegant and empathetic meditation on partnership, aging, and, of course, love.
Country USA
Brand Nan A. Talese
Manufacturer Nan A. Talese
Binding Hardcover
ItemPartNumber unknown
ReleaseDate 2019-02-12
Format Deckle Edge
EANs 9780385543941

Country	USA
Brand	Nan A. Talese
Manufacturer	Nan A. Talese
Binding	Hardcover
ItemPartNumber	unknown
ReleaseDate	2019-02-12
Format	Deckle Edge
EANs	9780385543941

Together: A Memoir of a Marriage and a Medical Mishap

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