A Short Walk Home With Love All Things Are Possible

by Cry, David; Simmons, J.K.

• ISBN13: 9781578265671
• ISBN10: 1578265673
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2015-06-30
• Publisher: Hatherleigh Press

Summary

A Short Walk Home is a heartfelt and inspirational memoir of a father raising and ultimately losing a child to the neurological disorder adrenoleukodystrophy (ALD). Exploring the full extent to which a disease like ALD can shape and affect a life, as both David Cry and his family try to come to grips with the inevitable conclusion to their struggles, A Short Walk Home captures the helplessness and anger that every parent feels at being unable to save their children.

Presented in prose both simple and true, A Short Walk Home shows us how to find peace and acceptance—at a time when we need it most. Drawn from the author’s personal experience, as well as years of working with individuals and families suffering from ALD, Cry's story is at once both very personal, and very accessible—a story of appreciating what you have, making the most of the time you have left, and finding solace in the face of grief.

Contrasting sadness with hope, vulnerability with strength, and frustration with acceptance, A Short Walk Home demonstrates that grief, no matter how great, can give way to a greater understanding.

Author Biography

David Cry is the Founder and Chief Executive Officer of The Adrenoleukodystrophy Foundation, an organization founded in 2000 to serve the needs of families with the fatal pediatric condition, ALD. David lives his passions daily, having assisted mothers and fathers affected by this terrible condition in over 150 countries. David has established relationships with researchers at Johns Hopkins, Duke, Minnesota, Harvard, M.I.T., and many other institutions of higher learning. “Care today for a cure tomorrow” has been The ALD Foundation's motto since day one, and David works tirelessly every day to make this change a reality. He currently resides in Slidell, Louisiana with his wife Jaymee and son Brennan.

J.K. Simmons is an American actor of film, television and stage. Simmons' performance in Whiplash received universal acclaim and earned him more than 30 accolades, including the Academy Award, the Golden Globe Award and BAFTA Award for Best Supporting Actor.

Table of Contents

FOREWORD by JK Simmons
INTRODUCTION by John Hirschbeck
PROLOGUE

Chapter 1: THE BEGINNING OF THE END
Chapter 2: DESTINY
Chapter 3: WISDOM
Chapter 4: WALK AWAY
Chapter 5: AND BABY MAKES ME
Chapter 6: UNAVOIDABLE
Chapter 7: IN JAYMEE’S EYES
Chapter 8: BRENNY
Chapter 9: SUPPORT
Chapter 10: SERVANT
Chapter 11: CONFUSION
Chapter 12: NEVER SAY GOODBYE
Chapter 13: ON AND ON

AFTERWORD
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS