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I found myself a little jealous of Pataki because when things went terribly wrong for her husband (at 30, he had a serious stroke that could‘ve been fatal), she was able to be with him in the hospital, as this was pre-COVID. I could not do that. I enjoyed this memoir because it was hopeful, and she was so honest about how she felt, including the “bad” feelings. That honesty helped me. #audiowalk

I saw Pataki on Friends & Fiction, and someone mentioned her memoir about the time her husband had a rare type of stroke at 30. It could‘ve been fatal; they just didn‘t know. When he woke up, his memory was gone and he couldn‘t make new ones. This is about their journey to recovery. Since I‘m still on a similar journey with my husband only with walking, I decided to make this my new walking book. I sure am crying a lot, however. #audiowalk

So glad didn‘t give up on finishing this heartwarming memoir. Pataki‘s a gifted & skillful writer. While portraying a profound sense of compassion and strength, Pataki takes the reader through her & her husband‘s excruciating experience of loss and their feelings of fear, anger, & sadness after an unexpected tragedy. While it‘s a true love story, it‘s also about hanging on to hope, faith, & strength when devastation strikes without warning.

#ColdPlay #FixYou
Allison Pataki‘s husband had a stroke on a plane at the age of thirty. This memoir is her story of a harrowing time in her marriage when no one new her husband‘s prognosis- but she worked with her husband, family, friends, medical teams to “ fix you”.

Unsure of this memoir at first. But I got drawn into this world of brain neuroplasticity, recovery against all odds, the perspective of a wife whose world is shattered when her husband has a stoke at 30, resulting in amnesia, & seemingly insurmountable cognitive impairments.Based on daily letters written to her husband in hopes of creating new shared memories. Philosophical questions: what makes us who we are in relationship? What makes us human?

#beautyinthebrokenplaces

#porchtime#cofffeeandbooks #birdsong

Starting my day the right way! Coffee in my beautiful mug from @Kdgordon88 ❤️ very few cars this time if day with school out; just birds singing.
Day trip with family today. I have this week off before I go back to work for the month of July. 🙌🏻

#summersantagoespostal #summersolstice

Ice cream cone wrapping paper on these gifts-it‘s summer!
I was away on the 21st so could not open this box from @Kdgordon88 . Debra, I was overwhelmed last night when unwrapping each gift-so evident that you “ got me”. So incredibly generous! Perfect books, bookmark, coffee mug, stickers, chocolate-thank you for all the time & thought you put into my gifts! I have begun reading the tagged book already. ❤️

#kindledeal #kindledeals #ebooksale

Pataki's husband suffers a stroke at the age of 30 while they're flying to their "babymoon". Yep, she's five months pregnant when this occurs. Although the story is truly frightening, it was also inspirational. My only critique is that I found myself trying to rush through the sections about the beginning of their relationship that are sprinkled throughout the book. I just wanted to get back to the descriptions of the husband⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ #NetGalley

Though I‘m no longer working in the library, I still feel the need to keep up new releases through email. Found this gem from Penguin, I think. 🤔 There‘s little that I love more than a good memoir so I will definitely read this a some point.

I am an insatiably curious person, and so are the people I love most. I find it to be one of the most irresistible character traits because it carries this promise: Continued learning. Constant questioning. An antidote to boredom or passivity.

I‘m really looking forward to reading Allison Pataki‘s Beauty In The Broken Places. i‘ve heard that is is very moving.

#ARC