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GIVEAWAY & REVIEW: Before the World Intruded by Michele Rosenthal @FSBAssociates

March 5, 2012 By Mary

Before the World Intruded
Conquering the Past and Creating the Future
By Michele Rosenthal
Published by Your Life After Trauma, LLC
April 2012; $14.95 US; 978-0-6155-4994-1

Description
Before the World Intruded is one woman’s quest to triumph over trauma — and the very unexpected way she did it. At the age of thirteen Michele Rosenthal survived such a rare, life-threatening illness none of her doctors had actually seen a case. Out of the hospital and making a full recovery, she believed she only looked toward the future so she could escape the trauma in her past. Twenty-five years later, however, the young girl had become a woman imprisoned by memories, fear and Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder.

In a bid to reclaim her life and heal her soul Michele boldly left the world she knew in search of a self she could barely imagine. From New York City to South Florida she traveled on an odyssey that took her from the depths of despair to the heights of joy, from her kitchen floor to the dance floor, from a child frozen in helplessness to a woman who is powerful, courageous and free. In her transformation lie the seeds for anyone who wants to conquer the past and create the future. This transcendent book shows what can happen when you discover who you are and then choose who you most deeply want to be.

SOURCE:  FSB Media

MY THOUGHTS
LOVED IT

By the time Michele turned 25, she had experienced more health issues than most people have in a lifetime.  Diagnosed with a condition so rare that her doctors struggled to treat her, let alone cure her, she manages to conquer the illness but is left with being traumatized to the point where she isn’t quite sure who she is anymore.   There is one part that really got to me:  she finds that the doctors may have concealed a drug allergy which possibly caused some of her conditions.  She really didn’t have a chance to grow up normally and suffered from depression and post traumatic stress syndrome (PTSD).  The author also must deal with the devastating conditions of Epstein Barr Syndrome and Chronic Fatigue Syndrome.

 If you think that all of the medical agonies turn this book into a real downer, don’t.  The book is written in a conversational style that is easy to read.  You really want her to get better and move on with her life.  This story is really something that needs to be told right now to get people involved in their own care and take charge of their destiny.  I was really amused when she talked about overcoming her insomnia and learning to dance.  I think everyone suffers from insomnia at one time or another and the fact that she used the time to write and really understand herself proves she is much stronger than any disease.  I think I need to learn how to dance!

WANT TO WIN A COPY OF THIS BOOK? 
Contest is open to anyone over 13 years old with a US mailing address (sorry, no PO Boxes)
Contest ends on 3.19.12 Winner will be chosen by Random.org on 3.20.12
Winner will have 48 hours to respond to email or a new winner will be chosen.
This giveaway is sponsored by the Author  and ONE copy is available.

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Comments

  1. holdenj says

    March 5, 2012 at 12:51 pm

    Michele sounds like a fighter. Glad to hear it was a great story! Thanks!
    JHolden955(at)gmail(dot)com

  2. Vicki says

    March 5, 2012 at 8:36 pm

    TWEET
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  3. Vicki says

    March 5, 2012 at 8:37 pm

    This sounds like such an interesting book!! Thanks for the giveaway!
    irbratb(@)gmail(.)com

  4. PuttPutt1198Eve says

    March 5, 2012 at 10:04 pm

    Thanks for the encouragement to take an active part in one’s own health care — be one’s own advocate. I have a chronic illness and continually have to remind myself to “put me first.”
    puttputt1198eve@comcast.net

  5. holdenj says

    March 6, 2012 at 12:49 pm

    Daily entry 3/6. Thanks!
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  6. Margie says

    March 6, 2012 at 1:04 pm

    Daily entry…3/6
    Thanks for the giveaway.
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  7. Margie says

    March 7, 2012 at 12:30 pm

    Daily entry 3/7
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  8. Margie says

    March 8, 2012 at 12:26 pm

    Daily entry 3/8 Thanks!
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  9. latanya says

    March 8, 2012 at 4:47 pm

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  10. latanya says

    March 8, 2012 at 4:47 pm

    daily comment 3/8

  11. Anita Yancey says

    March 8, 2012 at 8:57 pm

    Michele definitely makes a big change for the better. It’s like she becomes a butterfly and spreads her wings. I would love to read this book. Thanks for the chance.
    ayancey(at)dishmail(dot)net

  12. Margie says

    March 9, 2012 at 1:01 pm

    3/9 daily entry…thanks!
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  13. Margie says

    March 10, 2012 at 1:48 pm

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    March 13, 2012 at 11:54 am

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    March 15, 2012 at 12:28 pm

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    March 16, 2012 at 11:58 am

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    March 18, 2012 at 11:26 am

    3/18 daily entry
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  20. Margie says

    March 19, 2012 at 10:50 am

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    March 21, 2012 at 2:45 am

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