Enjoying the Ride: Two Generations of Tragedy and Triumph

Sturgeon, Mitch

ISBN 10: 1732313709 / ISBN 13: 9781732313705

Published by Casco Bay Publishing, LLC, 2018

About this Item

292 pages. Signed on title page. Very good condition overall. Minimal wear, minor bump to corners. Pages are clean and tight. No writing or marking.

Seller Inventory # 2098

Bibliographic Details

• Title: Enjoying the Ride: Two Generations of Tragedy and Triumph
• Publisher: Casco Bay Publishing, LLC
• Publication Date: 2018
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1732313709
• ISBN 13: 9781732313705
• Binding: Soft cover
• Edition: 1st Edition
• Condition: Very Good
• Signed: Signed by Author(s)
• Seller catalogs:
  • Biography

About this title

Synopsis

Mitch was five when he learned his mother would be in a wheelchair for the rest of her life. If he hadn’t grown up with such an inspirational mother, however, he wouldn’t have been prepared for what would come. At 35, the same age as his mother when she had her accident, Mitch began experiencing symptoms of primary progressive multiple sclerosis, a particularly disabling form of MS, and his physical challenges grew to resemble his mother’s. In the ensuing years, he muddled through the ethical swampland of clinical trials, navigated the minefield of experimental treatments, and became a popular blogger and disability advocate.Equal parts entertaining and inspiring, Enjoying the Ride tells an extraordinary mother and son story, provides a behind-the-scenes view of the lives of disabled people, and reveals the previously untold story about the night Mitch’s mother was injured.

About the Author

Mitch Sturgeon is a memoirist, blogger, and disability advocate. He was none of these things before being diagnosed with an aggressive form of MS in 2001. In the ensuing years he lost his ability to pursue outdoor passions like golf, snowmobiling, and hiking. In 2009, a year after he purchased his first wheelchair, he took medical retirement from his chemical engineering career and began writing. Mitch authors an award-winning blog, enjoyingtheride.com, where he employs a mixture of humor, inspiration, and straight-talk to share his experiences as a disabled person. His essays can be found in periodicals such as Down East Magazine and in a variety of disability journals and websites. Mitch lives in South Portland, Maine, with his beautiful wife, Kim, where he can usually be found talking to his computer while gazing out over the ocean.