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For fans of Furiously Happy and Brain on Fire, the story of one woman's surprisingly hilarious journey to learn how to walk again after a debilitating diagnosis turned her life upside down. Learn How to Walk (Again) To-Do List: Step 1: Stand Step 2: Step Step 3: Pee (Wee!) Step 4: Walk with walker Step 5: Walk with sticks Step 6: Walk Recreational interlude for sex (Hooray!) Step 7: RUN! Ruth Marshall--power-mom, wife, actor, and daughter--was in great health, until one day, her feet started to tingle. Ruth visited doctors and specialists for tests, but no one could figure out the cause of her symptoms. Was she imagining those pesky tingles? She tried to brush it off, even as she tripped over curbs and bumbled into people. Clumsiness is charming, right? But when Ruth suddenly couldn't feel her legs at all, she knew something was terribly wrong. Her fears were confirmed by an MRI revealing a rare tumour that had been quietly growing on her spine for over a decade. Within days, surgery was scheduled, and after the intense eight-hour ordeal, Ruth woke up to find her legs and feet had forgotten how to do...well, everything. The question that burned in her mind was, ""Will I ever walk again?"" What Ruth thought would be three days in the hospital turned into months of rehabilitation as she learned not only how to walk, run, pee and even have sex again, but how to appreciate everyone around her--including her devoted husband, her two young sons, her worried parents, her loving friends, and the caring staff at the rehab centre who help her tackle her recovery head on. Laugh-out-loud outrageous and searingly honest, this is a memoir that not only entertains but inspires readers to put their best foot forward and walk off anything life throws their way.

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So funny, so achingly poignant . . . Ruth's story is riveting, her warmth and honesty irresistible. --JAMES CHATTO, author of The Greek for Love Ruth Marshall writes with unblinking honesty and intimate charm about the challenges and triumphs of medical calamity. The pages practically turn themselves. --TEVA HARRISON, award-winning author of In-Between Days A hilarious account of the kind of thing we all pray doesn't happen to us. . . . An epic journey of recovery that is equally scary and funny. --MICHAEL REDHILL, author of Bellevue Square A moving and hilarious portrayal of what happens when our bodies get the best of us and life is turned upside down . . . Wry and honest and wickedly funny, Walk It Off is a wonderful debut memoir from a writer to watch. --AMY STUART, bestselling author of Still Mine Funny, heartfelt, and well written. . . . Profound and witty. I could not put it down. --KARMA BROWN, bestselling author of Come Away with Me I can't remember the last time I've liked a character in a book so much--only this one is real. . . . Ruth Marshall's story is filled with heart and courage and heaping spoonfuls of humor. --GLENN DIXON, #1 bestselling author of Juliet's Answer Revelatory, human, gutting and funny . . . Taking a simple step will never feel the same. One of those books you can't put down and you will insist that everyone you love has to read. Ruth Marshall is us, at our worst and most brave. --DIANE FLACKS, actor, author of Bear with Me A page-turning and inspiring journey of recovery. . . . Hilarious and hopeful. --LISA GENOVA, bestselling author of Still Alice

I can't remember the last time I've liked a character in a book so much--only this one is real. . . . Ruth Marshall's story is filled with heart and courage and heaping spoonfuls of humor. --GLENN DIXON, #1 bestselling author of Juliet's Answer So funny, so achingly poignant . . . Ruth's story is riveting, her warmth and honesty irresistible. --JAMES CHATTO, author of The Greek for Love Revelatory, human, gutting and funny . . . Taking a simple step will never feel the same. One of those books you can't put down and you will insist that everyone you love has to read. Ruth Marshall is us, at our worst and most brave. --DIANE FLACKS, actor, author of Bear with Me Ruth Marshall writes with unblinking honesty and intimate charm about the challenges and triumphs of medical calamity. The pages practically turn themselves. --TEVA HARRISON, award-winning author of In-Between Days A hilarious account of the kind of thing we all pray doesn't happen to us. . . . An epic journey of recovery that is equally scary and funny. --MICHAEL REDHILL, author of Bellevue Square A moving and hilarious portrayal of what happens when our bodies get the best of us and life is turned upside down . . . Wry and honest and wickedly funny, Walk It Off is a wonderful debut memoir from a writer to watch. --AMY STUART, bestselling author of Still Mine Funny, heartfelt, and well written. . . . Profound and witty. I could not put it down. --KARMA BROWN, bestselling author of Come Away with Me A page-turning and inspiring journey of recovery. . . . Hilarious and hopeful. --LISA GENOVA, bestselling author of Still Alice

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Ruth Marshall is a Canadian actor known for her TV roles in Flashpoint, Degrassi: The Next Generation, and Doc with Billy Ray Cyrus and for her voiceover work. Ruth lives with her family in Toronto, Ontario. Her first book, Walk It Off, was a national bestseller. Visit RuthMarshallAuthor.com or follow her on Instagram @RuthMarshallWrites.

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