{"product_id":"bens-story-living-with-friedreichs-ataxia-9798896491934","title":"Ben's Story: Living with Friedreich's Ataxia","description":"\u003cp\u003eAt fourteen years old, Karen Oliver's son Ben was diagnosed with Friedreich's Ataxia, a rare genetic disorder affecting coordination and mobility and causes the development of cardiomyopathy and associated arrythmias. She was told he would be wheelchair bound by seventeen and live no longer than thirty-four. But Ben was not going to let that stop him.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBen's Story details his incredible life through the eyes of his mother. How his adventurous spirit led him to university, teaching, traveling all over the country and beyond, jumping from planes, and so much more. He defied the odds by living fifteen years longer than anyone ever expected, and lived every moment with gusto and passion. Ben's amazing life is a reminder to live each day and defy all the odds.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eKaren A. Oliver is a registered nurse with a background in long-term care and rehab, working with the elderly and disabled. Her great passion in life is to fight for wheelchair users' rights. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eShe is a Christian and in her free time enjoys working in her garden.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Dorrance Publishing Co.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/15\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798896491934\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 42\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.15lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.09d","brand":"Karen A. Oliver","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52107861590197,"sku":"9798896491934","price":10.2,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_c4ff8391-b6a8-4a10-bf0e-ff2e2fe5cf48.jpg?v=1765862771","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/bens-story-living-with-friedreichs-ataxia-9798896491934","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}