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Ghost boy : the miraculous escape of a misdiagnosed boy trapped inside his own body Cover Image Book Book

Ghost boy : the miraculous escape of a misdiagnosed boy trapped inside his own body / Martin Pistorius.

Pistorius, Martin, 1975- (author.).

Summary:

January 1988, Martin Pistorius, aged twelve, fell inexplicably sick. First he lost his voice and stopped eating. Then he slept constantly and shunned human contact. Doctors were mystified. Within eighteen months he was mute and wheelchair-bound. Martin's parents were told an unknown degenerative disease left him with the mind of a baby and less than two years to live. Martin was moved to care centers for severely disabled children. The stress and heartache shook his parents' marriage and their family to the core. Their boy was gone. Or so they thought. "Ghost Boy "is the heart-wrenching story of one boy's return to life through the power of love and faith. In these pages, readers see a parent's resilience, the consequences of misdiagnosis, abuse at the hands of cruel caretakers, and the unthinkable duration of Martin's mental alertness betrayed by his lifeless body. We also see a life reclaimed, a business created, and a new love kindled.

Record details

  • ISBN: 9781400205837 (alk. paper)
  • ISBN: 1400205832 (alk. paper)
  • Physical Description: xi, 276 pages ; illustrations : 21 cm
  • Publisher: Nashville : Thomas Nelson, [2013]

Content descriptions

Formatted Contents Note:
Counting time -- The deep -- Coming up for air -- The box -- Virna -- Awakening -- My parents -- Changes -- The beginning and the end -- Day by day -- The wretch -- Life and death -- My mother -- Other worlds -- Fried egg -- I tell a secret -- The bite -- The furies -- Peacock feathers -- Daring to dream -- Secrets -- Out of the cocoon -- An offer I can't refuse -- A leap forward -- Standing in the sea -- She returns -- The party -- Henk and Arrietta -- The healer -- Escaping the cage -- The speech -- A new world -- The laptop -- The counselor -- Memories -- Lurking in plain sight -- Fantasies -- A new friend -- Will he ever learn? -- GD and Mimi -- Loving life and livinglLove -- Worlds collide -- Strangers -- Everything changes -- Meeting Mickey? -- The real me -- A lion's heart -- I tell her -- Sugar and salt -- Falling -- Climbing -- The ticket -- Coming home -- Together -- I can't choose -- Fred and Ginger -- Leaving -- A fork in the road -- Confessions -- Up, up, and Away -- Saying goodbye -- Letting go -- A new life -- Waiting.

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  • 31 of 32 copies available at Evergreen Indiana.

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  • 1 current hold with 32 total copies.
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Adams PL Sys. - Decatur Branch B PISTORI PIS (Text) 34207001906768 Adult Non-Fiction Biographies Available -
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Akron Carnegie PL - Akron B PIS (Text) 75253000049394 Adult Non-fiction Available -
Barton Rees Pogue Mem. PL - Upland BIO PISTORIUS (Text) 76277000037488 Nonfiction* Available -
Boswell Grant Twp PL - Boswell 921 PIS (Text) 38144000339780 Nonfiction Available -
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Hartford City PL - Hartford City 362.196 P (Text) 76051000167355 Adult Non-Fiction Available -
Hussey-Mayfield Mem. PL - Zionsville TEEN B PISTORIUS PISTORIUS (Text) 33946002860570 Teen Nonfiction Available -
Kendallville PL - Limberlost Branch BIOGRAPHY PISTORIUS, MARTIN MEMOIR (Text) 37516002010824 AdultNF Biography Available -
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Prologue ix
1 Counting Time
1(4)
2 The Deep
5(5)
3 Coming Up for Air
10(3)
4 The Box
13(6)
5 Virna
19(4)
6 Awakening
23(9)
7 My Parents
32(4)
8 Changes
36(3)
9 The Beginning and the End
39(6)
10 Day by Day
45(5)
11 The Wretch
50(4)
12 Life and Death
54(4)
13 My Mother
58(7)
14 Other Worlds
65(3)
15 Fried Egg
68(3)
16 I Tell a Secret
71(5)
17 The Bite
76(2)
18 The Furies
78(5)
19 Peacock Feathers
83(5)
20 Daring to Dream
88(8)
21 Secrets
96(3)
22 Out of the Cocoon
99(2)
23 An Offer I Can't Refuse
101(3)
24 A Leap Forward
104(5)
25 Standing in the Sea
109(3)
26 She Returns
112(2)
27 The Party
114(6)
28 Henk and Arrietta
120(4)
29 The Healer
124(5)
30 Escaping the Cage
129(6)
31 The Speech
135(6)
32 A New World
141(3)
33 The Laptop
144(2)
34 The Counselor
146(4)
35 Memories
150(4)
36 Lurking in Plain Sight
154(4)
37 Fantasies
158(4)
38 A New Friend
162(2)
39 Will He Ever Learn?
164(5)
40 GD and Mimi
169(4)
41 Loving Life and Living Love
173(5)
42 Worlds Collide
178(6)
43 Strangers
184(5)
44 Everything Changes
189(4)
45 Meeting Mickey?
193(4)
46 The Real Me
197(2)
47 A Lion's Heart
199(4)
48 I Tell Her
203(2)
49 Sugar and Salt
205(6)
50 Falling
211(7)
51 Climbing
218(3)
52 The Ticket
221(5)
53 Coming Home
226(3)
54 Together
229(7)
55 I Can't Choose
236(4)
56 Fred and Ginger
240(4)
57 Leaving
244(3)
58 A Fork in the Road
247(2)
59 Confessions
249(4)
60 Up, Up, and Away
253(7)
61 Saying Goodbye
260(5)
62 Letting Go
265(2)
63 A New Life
267(4)
64 Waiting
271(4)
Acknowledgments 275

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