Synopsis
Joe “Duff” McBride’s new book, A Tale of Two Gimps: “Such Is Life,” tells the eye-opening and, at times, sidesplitting story of his misadventures as a self-titled “gimp”--the result of a car accident as a teenage boy that left him physically disabled, but with his sense of humor fully intact. His witty perspective on life, especially the difficulties of his new situation, is shared and even amplified by his friendship with “Mouse,” another teenage boy who finds himself in a similar predicament. When the two teens become acquainted at a rehabilitation hospital in Philadelphia, they are both also becoming acquainted with the tremendous challenges forced upon them by their spinal cord injuries. These problems are more than just the physical handicaps, but the emotional and psychological ones as well, as the two boys manage to keep the spirits of others high as well as their own, at the same time they struggle daily with the kinds of basic activities that most people take for granted. Even thought the book is intended to entertain the reader with unblinking honesty and biting humor, it also presents a remarkable account of two young men doing the best they can. A Tale of Two Gimps is a unique work, offering a glimpse into a world many can’t imagine. It is sad, touching, hilarious, filled with hope, disgusting, shocking, crude and raw. Just like life. It shows how, for these two indomitable young men, ‘it was the worst of circumstances, and it was the best of circumstances.’
About the Author
When Joe "Duff" McBride wasn't playing all the sports, especially baseball, he was jogging, riding his 10 speed bike long distances, and becoming a woodsman like his grandfather. All that he knew changed dramatically when a drunk driver drove him head on into a four foot thick rock wall. Despite his handicap, he found jobs he could perform for 17 years, and he performed them to the best of his ability. Eventually, age caught up with him and his weakened muscles, and could no longer find gainful employment. He turned to writing, something he had dabbled with since high school, and was talked into writing the story of his life since the car wreck and resultant broken neck. He kept his sense of humor through all the trying times, and wrote his first book called A Tale of Two Gimps. The main reason he wrote it was to make people laugh, but found that it touched on emotions with his readers that he didn't expect. From sad and touching, to hiliarious and disgusting, he was told of different emotions people felt while reading his story. It surprised and thrilled him, as a good story should touch on all the emotions, and this one does. In the last year, he's written three books in a series called The Village of Butt, and is ready to start a forth. As before, he wrote them for people to laugh and enjoy but if he's lucky, more emotions than just humor will be felt by his readers...people who he appreciates more than anything.
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