Like Any Normal Day: A Story of Devotion by Mark Kram | St. Martin's Press; First Edition

Like Any Normal Day: A Story of Devotion

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Binding : Hardcover ISBN-10 : 0312650035 Language : English
Publisher : St. Martin's Press; First Edition Publication Date : April 24, 2012 Pages : 272

A profound, powerful narrative of a golden boy's tragedy, a woman's unlived life, and a brother's complicated devotion In the mid-1970s, brothers Buddy and Jimmy Miley were close, both on the verge of impressive athletic careers. A promising high school quarterback, Buddy's potential was cut short by an injury that left him quadriplegic. Immobile and imprisoned in his body for decades, Buddy would watch life pass by from his wheelchair, living at home under his mother's and brother's care, and wondering what his life could have been. Buddy and Jimmy visited special hospitals and traveled to Lourdes in search of a miracle, never losing hope as they searched for a cure. But as Buddy suffered increasing pain, and also realized that he would never be able to walk again€”and never prove himself capable of being loved by Karen, a woman he'd first met in high school€”he asked Jim

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