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Chargement... My Journey (édition 2012)par Jim Stynes
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Inscrivez-vous à LibraryThing pour découvrir si vous aimerez ce livre Actuellement, il n'y a pas de discussions au sujet de ce livre. Stynes, an AFL great and 1991 Brownlow medal winner, was diagnosed with cancer in 2009. This book is about his journey through the illness which eventually claimed his life in 2012. An easy start to my reading year. Jim Stynes was an inspirational man, but his book read like it was - written by a non-author. It was a bit flat and inarticulate. That doesn't take away from the achievements of the man, however, who struggled through melanoma whilst remaining active in the public eye, and saving the football club he once played for. Have just this minute finished reading this bittersweet biography. Jim Stynes was exactly as I imagined he would be: self-depricating; humble, scared; and immensely proud of his family and friends and the support they gave him as he battled cancer. He was always a focused individual throughout his AFL career and was no different as he struggled against all odds to beat the cancer that was just everywhere in his body. His love for life, sport, his family and Melbourne footy club shine through. The journey he took - through treatment, operations and alternative therapies was harrowing and inspiring. It was very hard reading the last pages of the book where he knew he only had weeks to live - tears were streaming down my face as I took it all in. A story that everyone should read. He worked out what is really important before it was too late. It will make me go home and hug my husband and kids for a long time.... Thank you Jim, for being so honest, so stubborn and so very, very brave. aucune critique | ajouter une critique
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In July 2009, Jim Stynes was diagnosed with cancer and given less than a year to live. The diagnosis caught him by surprise - he was 42, healthy, fit - and he didn't have time for illness: he was director of the Reach Foundation, president of Melbourne Football Club, father of two primary school-aged kids, husband of Sam. Knowing his odds weren't good, but with so much to lose, Jim put everything he had into trying to beat the disease. Jim's ability to use mind over matter, to never give in, to overcome pain, to believe in himself and his will to succeed gave him two extra years on the prognosis. He had more than 25 tumours removed from his brain and stomach, and defied expectations time and time again. He was well equipped to beat the odds - he'd been getting the most out of himself in every aspect of life since he was a kid in Ireland.This book is Jim's legacy. Unflinching in its detail, Jim talks about what he found out about himself when things were at their worst - about what really counts when you're stacking it all up. It's a moving, inspiring story of a life lived fearlessly. Aucune description trouvée dans une bibliothèque |
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