Unshattered by Carol J Decker

Unshattered by Carol J Decker

On June 10, 2008, Carol Decker walked through the hospital doors a healthy woman with flu-like symptoms and early labor contractions. Three months later, she returned home a blind, triple-amputee struggling to bond with a daughter she would never see.

Unshattered: Overcoming Tragedy and Choosing a Beautiful Life recounts Carol's fight for survival against sepsis and its life-shattering complications. From excruciating skin grafts to learning how to function in daily life without lower legs, a left hand, and her sight, Carol takes us on a personal and raw, yet inspiring journey. She travels through the darkness of trauma, anxiety, and depression to arrive, literally, at the peak of a mountain with a heart full of gratitude and love. More than a story of triumph over tragedy, the book offers inspiring life-lessons and insights which can help readers to do more than endure unimaginable pain and darkness in their own lives. This book can give them the perspective and strength to pick up the pieces of their own tragedies and choose a life of healing, purpose, and joy--a beautiful life.

Lessons learned:

1. There is always hope, even if it sometimes feels small and hard to find.
2. Even if you are the most capable person, you can't do this life alone. We all need a support system. It is okay to ask for help.
3. Happiness takes work. It doesn't just happen.
4. The human spirit is able to endure and withstand great adversity.
5. Even the smallest broken pieces of a life can be put back together.

Carol J. Decker survived sepsis while pregnant with her second daughter, resulting in multiple amputations and complete blindness. She travels across the nation as a motivational speaker, speaking at colleges, universities, churches, and hospitals. She hopes to share by example that anyone can choose a beautiful life and that with an optimistic attitude, the right perspective, and determination anything is possible.

Stacey L. Nash is a happily married mother of four who sleeps too little, sings too loud, and keeps a stash of dark chocolate Hershey's Kisses in her purse. She works as a freelance writer and specializes in family and parenting issues, but enjoys any writing that lets her do in-depth research. She and her family live in the middle of forty heavily-wooded acres where they split lots of firewood and avoid the local bear.

SKU	Unavailable
ISBN 13	9781629724164
ISBN 10	1629724165
Title	Unshattered
Author	Carol J Decker
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Shadow Mountain
Year published	2018-06-05
Number of pages	208
Cover note	Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.