PDF-(DOWNLOAD)-A Lucky Life Interrupted: A Memoir of Hope

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER  WITH A NEW PREFACE BY THE AUTHOR  From Tom Brokaw the bestselling author of The Greatest Generation comes a powerful memoir of a year of dramatic changea year spent battling cancer and reflecting on a long happy and lucky lifeTom Brokaw has led a fortunate life with a strong marriage and family many friends and a brilliant journalism career culminating in his twentytwo years as anchor of the NBC Nightly News and as bestselling author But in the summer of 2013 when back pain led him to the doctors at the Mayo Clinic his run of good luck was interrupted He received shocking news He had multiple myeloma a treatable but incurable blood cancer Friends had always referred to Brokaws lucky star but as he writes in this inspiring memoir Turns out that star has a dimmer switch Brokaw takes us through all the seasons and stages of this surprising year the emotions discoveries setbacks and strugglestimes of denial acceptance turning points and courage After his diagnosis Brokaw began to keep a journal approaching this new stage of his life in a familiar role as a journalist determined to learn as much as he could about his condition to report the story and help others facing similar battles That journal became the basis of this wonderfully written memoir the story of a man coming to terms with his own mortality contemplating what means the most to him now and reflecting on what has meant the most to him throughout his life Brokaw also pauses to look back on some of the important moments in his career memories of Nelson Mandela the Dalai Lama the fall of the Berlin Wall the morning of September 11 2001 in New York City and more Through it all Brokaw writes in the warm intimate natural voice of one of Americas most beloved journalists giving us Brokaw on Brokaw and bringing us with him as he navigates pain procedures drug regimens and physical rehabilitation Brokaw also writes about the importance of patients taking an active role in their own treatment and of the vital role of caretakers and coordinated care Generous informative and deeply human A Lucky Life Interrupted offers a message of understanding and empowerment resolve and reality hope for the future and gratitude for a welllived lifePraise for A Lucky Life Interrupted Its impossible not to be inspired by Brokaws story and his willingness to share itLos Angeles TimesA powerful memoir of battling cancer and facing mortality Through the prism of his own illness Brokaw looks at the larger picture of aging in AmericaBooklist starred review Moving informative and deeply personalbr The Daily BeastbrThe former NBC News anchor has applied the factfinding skills and straightforward candor that were his stock in trade during his reporting days to A Lucky Life InterruptedUSA TodayBrokaw doesnt paste a smiley face on his story Again and again the book returns to stories of loss but also of grace luck and the beauty of having another swing at batThe Washington Post Engaging with the kind of insight that is typical of Mr Brokaws approach to life and now to illnessThe Wall Street Journal Powerful and courageous Brokaw looks ahead to the future with hopeBookreporter Wryly goodnatured a wise and oddly comforting look at the toughest news of allKirkus Reviews. 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