{"product_id":"after-the-stroke-my-journey-back-to-life-9781592404605","title":"After the Stroke: My Journey Back to Life","description":"\u003cb\u003eThe intimate, life-affirming journey of recovery and rehabilitation from a major stroke, written by one of morning television's most beloved personalities\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Mark McEwen was at the top of his game and enjoying life when he suffered a stroke. After fifteen years on \u003ci\u003eThe Early Show\u003c\/i\u003e, he had moved to Orlando to anchor the local news and spend more time with his family. While traveling, he experienced symptoms that led him to a hospital, where he was misdiagnosed with the flu. Two days later, on an airplane flight just hours before he finally collapsed, flight attendants and airport staff dismissed his slurred speech and heavy sweating. Misinformation not only delayed his treatment, but it also nearly cost him his life. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Now, in a candid and moving memoir, America's beloved morning-show weatherman recalls his harrowing journey of rehabilitation from a massive stroke. \u003ci\u003eAfter the Stroke\u003c\/i\u003e traces his recovery in the aftermath of temporarily losing some of his greatest gifts- his talent as a public speaker, and his warm, witty exuberance-while his wife worked valiantly to care for their children as well as her seriously ill husband. Sharing an ultimately triumphant story, McEwen emerges as one of our most dynamic new crusaders for stroke victims and their families.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Avery Publishing Group\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/05\/2009\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781592404605\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 272\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.48lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.02h x 5.30w x 0.77d","brand":"Mark McEwen,Daniel Paisner","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52302213021877,"sku":"9781592404605","price":20.4,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_0ddd4100-01e9-47ba-b751-2aa978fb22c9.jpg?v=1772552355","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/after-the-stroke-my-journey-back-to-life-9781592404605","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}