Patient Narratives - General & Miscellaneous, Brain & Nervous System Disease Patients - Biography
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Overview
Johnny Gunther was only seventeen years old when he died of a brain tumor. During the months of his illness, everyone near him was unforgettably impressed by his level-headed courage, his wit and quiet friendliness, and, above all, his unfaltering patience through times of despair. This deeply moving book is a father's memoir of a brave, intelligent, and spirited boy.
Editorials
New York Herald Times
To read it is to grasp the meaning of a man's power to defy Death's hurt, to be filled with confidence and emptied of despair. It will bring spirit to the weary, new confidence and light to those who walk in shadow.New York Times
If courage is the antidote to pain and grief, the disease and the cure are both in this book...A story of great unselfishness and great heroism.New Yorker
A heartbreaking tale, beautifully written.New York Herald Times
To read it is to grasp the meaning of a man's power to defy Death's hurt, to be filled with confidence and emptied of despair. It will bring spirit to the weary, new confidence and light to those who walk in shadow.The New York Times
If courage is the antidote to pain and grief, the disease and the cure are both in this book...A story of great unselfishness and great heroism.The New Yorker
A heartbreaking tale, beautifully written.Book Details
Published
October 1, 1999
Publisher
Topeka Bindery
Pages
205
Format
Hardcover
ISBN
9780881036015