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Synopsis
Ed Smith is a writer of humour. From the Ashes of My Dreams is the story of his struggle to come to grips with quadriplegia after a motor vehicle accident, and describes his adventures and misadventures of seventeen months in rehabilitation centres in Newfoundland and Toronto. The author details his frustrations and triumphs and, from his own experience, offers critical observations on certain aspects of health care. With the help of family and friends, and support from people all across Canada, Ed Smith persevered despite many personal challenges to return to what he loves: family, home, and, of course, writing.
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About the Author
Ed Smith has taught in schools all over Newfoundland, finally settling in Springdale, where he and his wife, Marion, still live. He has been a high school principal, an assistant superintendent of education, and principal of a college campus in Springdale. Ed retired in 1996, just over two years before a car accident left him paralyzed from the shoulders down.
He began writing a humour column for the local newspaper in 1980. Other papers soon began running the column, so that today "The View from Here" appears in six papers and magazines. He has been nominated for the Stephen Leacock Award for humour and has written for the Toronto Star and Reader’s Digest.
In 2001 Ed prepared a series of short radio clips on life with quadriplegia, which he wrote and presented on CBC radio. These earned him The Canadian Nurses’ Association award for excellence in broadcasting and an international Gabriel award for writing that "upholds and uplifts the human spirit." Ed has been recognized by the Atlantic Community Newspapers Association for "hilarious" material. Five collections of his columns have also been published.
Ed Smith and his wife have four children and six grandchildren.
Review
"This book is at once painful and joyous, angry and tender, tremendously moving and uproariously funny." -- Karen Levine, Producer , CBC Toronto, Author of Hannah's Suitcase
"This is a compelling story, told in a unique way from the perspective of the entire family. A worthwhile read." -- Barbara Turnbull, Author of Looking In the Mirror
"Throughout this whole tragic story, Ed's inimitable sense of humour comes shining through." -- Ron Young, Publisher-Editor, Downhome Magazine
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- PublisherFlanker Press
- Publication date2002
- ISBN 10 1894463277
- ISBN 13 9781894463270
- BindingPaperback
- LanguageEnglish
- Number of pages322
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