Book: The Extraordinary Gifts: My Life with a Chronic Illness
Author: Taunya Wideman-Johnston
Available On: Amazon
Language: English
Rating: 5/5
The Extraordinary Gifts: My Life with a Chronic Illness is the first book of the author Taunya Wideman Johnston. This book is about author’s life experience with a Chronic gastrointestinal illness and the extraordinary gifts that she has received from living with a chronic illness. Taunya started suffering from chronic illness in her second year of university. Imagining about the numerous tests and diagnosis that she must have went through is scary. All she wanted was to know what is wrong with her body and one day a doctor at Toronto Hospital explained her what is wrong with her body. Unfortunately, he told that this chronic illness is rare and would be with her for lifetime.
After suffering physically, mentally and spiritually, Taunya decided that she will find the alternative to live. When she went for the surgery to remove abscess, she was quite hopeful that now everything will be back to normal but even after surgery the pain in her lower back didn’t stopped. I love the relationship that she shared with her sister Janine. When we get unhealthy, that is the time we start respecting life and how happy we would be if we can return to the time when we were healthy. Taunya became stronger, kinder, more compassionate and appreciative of life as a result of her illness.
This book made me realize that we often take life for granted and don’t feel gratitude for the good things in life like being healthy. Even if we are having some illness, we should be strong and find an alternative to live life with a positive attitude. Reading this book was a smooth experience for me. Language of the book is easy. Cover photo of the book is simple and it could have been more creative. Writing style of Taunya is impressive. I was so hooked while reading about her journey that I couldn’t put this book down until I finished it. Definition of Terms given at the end of the book was helpful. This book is totally worth and it has much in store for the readers.
Book Is Available On Amazon
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