{"product_id":"nancer-the-dancer-myositis-and-me-9781595987518","title":"Nancer the Dancer: Myositis and Me","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe inspired 1960's phantasmagoria called Nancy's name. She smiled and joined. Why not?\u003cbr\u003e She was part of the summers of love, and the winters; dancing the light fantastic.\u003cbr\u003e Unique to Nancy's story, however, is that she took this youthful swashbuckler chutzpah and\u003cbr\u003e used it to confront her dermatomyositis; the rare crippling autoimmune disease that attacked\u003cbr\u003e her skeletal muscles, her being AND her physical beauty. Evil trio.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Nancy believed that there are many ways to be crippled and some of them are physical. She\u003cbr\u003e focused her energy on \"attitude.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e It took her twenty years to squelch Reuben (the name she gave the disease to separate it from\u003cbr\u003e who she was). In final measure the only way to slay Reuben was for Nancy to die. By dying, she\u003cbr\u003e beat him--turned him to ash.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Toward the end, she wrote: \"Let's get one thing straight--if I never go anywhere or do anything\u003cbr\u003e else again in my life, I suspect I've had one of the best times of anyone I know. It's been mostly\u003cbr\u003e fun and I've had entertaining company. I got to cherish the fat arms of the babies, the silly\u003cbr\u003e laughter between friends, spontaneity, respect, comfy laps and the touch of his hand.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Henschelhaus Publishing, Inc.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/27\/2020\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781595987518\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 264\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.79lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.55d","brand":"Judith Gwinn Adrian","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":36661169488028,"sku":"9781595987518","price":14.41,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_d5b8f6ec-6e84-4aca-8b2b-c9d228664f0e.jpg?v=1603898821","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/nancer-the-dancer-myositis-and-me-9781595987518","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}