Overview

Strong at the Broken Places depicts two years in the lives of five diverse “citizens of sickness”: Denise, a woman with ALS; Buzz, a man with non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma; Sarah, a young woman with Crohn’s disease; Ben, a college freshman with muscular dystrophy; and Larry, a man with bipolar disorder. Cohen formed intense relationships with each and shared joyous breakthroughs and heartbreaking setbacks. Cohen shows how their experiences are strikingly similar and offers lessons for us all—on self-determination, courage in the face of adversity and ignorance, keeping hope alive, and finding strength and peace under the most difficult circumstances.

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This unusual book gives a voice to the voiceless--the chronically disabled who, in our health-conscious society, are defined by their disease....In this advocacy book, written like a personal journal, Cohen tells their stories....Strong at the Broken Places ends on a note of hope. --Providence Journal

The strength of these profiles derives from Cohen's focus on chronic illnesses that, as he notes, are not sexy and generally do not resolve themselves. ...these are stories dense with quotidian details. -- Washington Post

Career journalist Cohen doesn't flinch from probing for truth about relationships, money, fear, and death....One only hopes that, with their group presentation to a class of Harvard medical students, these five taught young medicos as much as they could teach Cohen and, through him, us. --Booklist This unusual book gives a voice to the voiceless--the chronically disabled who, in our health-conscious society, are defined by their disease....In this advocacy book, written like a personal journal, Cohen tells their stories....Strong at the Broken Places ends on a note of hope. --Providence Journal Extraordinary. --Larry King, Larry King Live The strength of these profiles derives from Cohen's focus on chronic illnesses that, as he notes, are not sexy and generally do not resolve themselves ....these are stories dense with quotidian details. --Washington Post

The strength of these profiles derives from Cohen's focus on chronic illnesses that, as he notes, are not sexy and generally do not resolve themselves ....these are stories dense with quotidian details. --Washington Post Career journalist Cohen doesn't flinch from probing for truth about relationships, money, fear, and death....One only hopes that, with their group presentation to a class of Harvard medical students, these five taught young medicos as much as they could teach Cohen and, through him, us. --Booklist Extraordinary. --Larry King, Larry King Live This unusual book gives a voice to the voiceless--the chronically disabled who, in our health-conscious society, are defined by their disease....In this advocacy book, written like a personal journal, Cohen tells their stories....Strong at the Broken Places ends on a note of hope. --Providence Journal

Author Information

Richard M. Cohen is the author of the New York Times bestseller BLINDSIDED. His distinguished career in journalism earned him three Emmy awards and numerous other journalistic awards. He lives in New York City with his wife, Today Show host Meredith Vieira, and their three children.

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