AVICHAL (Marathi)

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 CROHN`S 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.