How Will They Know If I'm Dead? Transcending Disability and Terminal Illness

Most books on terminal illness focus on death & dying. This book is about neither. It doesn't deal with statistics or the medical aspects of a crippling disease, & it isn't written by a celebrity about their amazing recovery. This book is about a real person -and a true hero. Bob Horn, an authority on the Soviet Union & foreign policy in the Third World, a successful author & teacher, an involved husband & father of three in his mid-forties, awoke one day to find his entire world upside down. Diagnosed in 1988 with ALS (amyotrophic lateral sclerosis), better known as Lou Gerhig's disease, Bob had to deal with the reality that his situation was terminal. How Bob & his family coped - & continue to cope - or "battle" as Bob prefers to call it-with disability & terminal illness is an amazing story that you will find inspiring, heartwarming, humorous, upsetting, & a celebration of the triumph of life. Having already beaten the odds that say he should have died years ago, Bob accomplished the most unbelievable feat-he wrote this book. It was discovered that Bob had a pulse in his right foot that could be felt & manipulated. By hooking his foot up to a computer, Bob found he could maneuver the cursor & produce documents. He has written articles for the Los Angeles Times, sermons for his church, correspondence, & most impressive of all-this book. Not bad for a man who is completely paralyzed & hasn't moved in six years!