Against All Odds
Against All Odds: A Young Man's Heroic Battle After a Devastating Injury Against All Odds , published by Menucha Publishers, is a 224-page English hardcover book at $24.99. "I'll tell you a story, a true story, a story about my firstborn son, Moshe. A catastrophe struck. I knew it would. For years I waited in panic. Yet when it did, it struck me by surprise and left me breathless, like a blow to my solar plexus." So begins a mother's candid and harrowing account of a devastating injury her son received during a mission in the Israeli air force. Shock and despair give way to determination, emunah, and hope, as the family struggles to cope with Moshe's complex medical issues, with the help of friends and community. The story portrays a period of pain, fear, and frustration that is permeated with love, humor, and blessed moments of grace, as Moshe's family helps him in his heroic quest to choose life, against all odds. SKU: 9781614654049 Publisher: Menucha Publishers Format: Hardcover, English, full size Pages: 224 ISBN-13: 9781614654049 Genre: True story, Jewish narrative nonfiction A Mother's Account: Candid, Harrowing, and Full of Faith The narrator of Against All Odds is a mother, and the specific quality of her voice is what gives this book its emotional power. She describes herself as someone who had feared this catastrophe for years, waiting in panic, and yet when it finally arrived it still struck her by complete surprise. This combination of anticipated dread and actual shock captures something deeply true about how families experience the onset of serious illness or injury in a loved one: the theoretical fear and the actual reality are never the same thing, and even years of preparation cannot fully cushion the blow. What follows is a chronicle not only of Moshe's medical journey but of the family's emotional and spiritual journey alongside him. Shock and despair give way, gradually and not without setbacks, to determination, emunah, and hope. The community a...
Price: $24.99