{"product_id":"a-life-impossible-finding-peace-and-wisdom-within-a-fragile-existence-paperback","title":"A Life Impossible: Finding Peace and Wisdom Within a Fragile Existence - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eSteve Gleason\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eJeff Duncan\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrom NFL player Steve Gleason, a powerful, inspiring memoir of love, heartbreak, resilience, family, and remarkable triumph in the face of ALS \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Gleason is a symbol of resilience, hope and optimism.\" --\u003ci\u003eThe New York Times - \"\u003c\/i\u003eSteve Gleason has changed the world.\" -Roger Goodell, NFL Commissioner - \"An extraordinary book...\u003ci\u003eA Life Impossible\u003c\/i\u003e will change the way people cope, think, and live.\" -Mike Lupica, co-author with James Patterson of\u003ci\u003e 12 Months to Live\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn 2011, three years after leaving the NFL, Steve Gleason was diagnosed with ALS, a terminal disease that takes away the ability to move, talk, and breathe. Doctors gave him three years to live. He was thirty-three years old. As Steve says, he is now ten years past his expiration date. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eHis memoir is the chronicle of a remarkable life, one filled with optimism and joy, despite the trauma and pain and despair he has experienced. Writing using eye-tracking technology, Gleason covers his pre-ALS life through the highs and lows of his NFL career with the New Orleans Saints, where he made one of the most memorable plays in Saints history, leading to a victory in the first post-Katrina home game, uplifting the city, making him a hero, and reflected in a nine-foot bronze statue outside the Superdome. Then came his heartbreaking diagnosis. Gleason lost all muscle function, he now uses Stephen Hawking-like technology to communicate, and breathes with the help of a ventilator. This book captures Gleason and his wife Michel's unmatched resilience as they reinvent their lives, refuse to succumb to despair, and face his disease realistically and existentially. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThis unsparing portrait argues that a person's true strength does not reside solely in one's body but also in the ability to face unfathomable adversity and still be able to love and treasure life.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eSTEVE GLEASON played eight years for the New Orleans Saints and, in 2011, was diagnosed with ALS. Shortly after his diagnosis, he founded Team Gleason, a foundation that has been a leader in raising awareness of the disease and improving the lives of those affected by it. Steve also helped found Answer ALS, the largest and most comprehensive ALS research platform in history. He has been awarded the Congressional Gold Medal, the most prestigious civilian honor Congress can bestow, has passed two laws, received the NCAA Inspiration Award, ESPY's Stuart Scott ENSPIRE Award, and in 2014, he was named Sports Illustrated Inspiration of the Year. He lives with his wife, Michel, and their two children in New Orleans.\u003cbr\u003eJEFF DUNCAN, a native of Louisville, Kentucky, is a sports columnist for the New Orleans \u003ci\u003eTimes-Picayune\u003c\/i\u003e and was a member of the team that won two Pulitzer Prizes for the paper's coverage of Hurricane Katrina. He is the author of \u003ci\u003ePayton and Brees\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eTales from the New Orleans Saints Sideline\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eFrom Bags to Riches.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 304\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.7 x 7.9 x 5.1 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e May 06, 2025\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44800958136422,"sku":"9780593470589","price":26.76,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0599\/7255\/0758\/files\/BX-w7etaC9780593470589.webp?v=1771296912","url":"https:\/\/infinitylightwa.com\/products\/a-life-impossible-finding-peace-and-wisdom-within-a-fragile-existence-paperback","provider":"Infinity Light","version":"1.0","type":"link"}