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What do you do when one day, a stroke turns your entire world upside-down? On a beautiful fall day in 2007, a major stroke slices through the lives of husband and wife Judy Friesem and Kim Bush, leaving Kim partially paralyzed. The blog that Judy faithfully writes throughout the four years before Kim's death beautifully chronicles the troughs and crests of their new life and keeps them connected to their community. This is a story about discovery, courage, and trust. Instead of the stroke dividing them, it summons Kim and Judy to their highest selves. Together, as they navigate aging alongside caregiving, their love opens a world of unparalleled abundance that touches everyone who enters. It is a story of finding the lotus in the muck. With care, attention, and deep respect, Kim and Judy celebrate their triumphs and challenges every day, living simply and well with mindfulness, faith, humor, and grace. How do they do it? You may find yourself weeping and laughing aloud--and uncover a current of strength growing inside you as well.

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This is a love story--deeply felt and shared. Judy demonstrates the immense impact of human kindness and compassion as we face unexpected life detours. She beautifully expresses how, out of the hollow spaces of grief, life emerges anew and how we never stop learning and growing. --Marilyn Price-Mitchell, PhD, developmental psychologist, author of Tomorrow's Change Makers This is a book to be read slowly, to savor the miracles of being summoned to live life completely in the present as it is, not as we wish it to be. --Susan S. Scott, PhD, mental health counselor and author of Healing with Nature Kim's story and this book are a testament to the fact that while a stroke can take away so many of one's abilities and one's previous life, many things are out of the reach of this injury. It is these things that not only persevere but develop in ways that are hard to fathom. --Sandeep Khot, MD, MPH, neurologist at Harborview Medical Center and associate professor at University of Washington At the end of a long day of hard work in patient care, having the honor to work with someone as courageous as Kim is what makes being a physical therapist so fulfilling. --Keith Heinzelman, DPT, MTC, CHT, physical therapist What does life look like when the only action we can take is to surrender, when the daily obstacles often seem insurmountable, and when we are left with only the resolve of our caring hearts? It looks like this book. --Rodney Smith, founder and (retired) teacher of the Seattle Insight Meditation Society

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