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Ghost Boy by Martin Pistorius (Hardcover, 2011)
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Author:Pistorius, Martin. In January 1988, aged twelve, Martin Pistorius fell inexplicably sick. Doctors were mystified. Within eighteen months he was mute and wheelchair-bound. Martin's parents were told that an unknown degenerative disease had left him with the mind of a baby and he probably had less than two years to live.
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In January 1988, aged twelve, Martin Pistorius fell inexplicably sick. First he lost his voice and stopped eating; then he slept constantly and shunned human contact. Doctors were mystified. Within eighteen months he was mute and wheelchair-bound. Martin's parents were told that an unknown degenerative disease had left him with the mind of a baby and he probably had less than two years to live. Martin went on to be cared for at centres for severely disabled children, a shell of the bright, vivacious boy he had once been. What no-one knew is that while Martin's body remained unresponsive his mind slowly woke up, yet he could tell no-one; he was a prisoner inside a broken body. Then, in 1998, when Martin was twenty-three years old, an aromatherapy masseuse began treating him and sensed some part of him was alert. Experts were dismissive, but his parents persevered and soon realised their son was as intelligent as he'd always been. With no memory of the time before his illness, Martin was a man-child reborn in a world he didn't know. He was still in a wheelchair and unable to speak, but he was brilliantly adept at computer technology. Since then, and against all odds, he has fallen in love, married and set up a design business which he runs from his home in Essex. Ghost Boy is an incredible, deeply moving story of recovery and the power of love. Through Martin's story we can know what it is like to be here and yet not here - unable to communicate yet feeling and understanding everything. Martin's emergence from his darkness enables us to celebrate the human spirit and is a wake-up call to cherish our own lives.Product Identifiers
PublisherSimon & Schuster
ISBN-139780857203311
eBay Product ID (ePID)108565647
Product Key Features
Book TitleGhost Boy
AuthorMartin Pistorius
FormatHardcover
LanguageEnglish
TopicCoping with Illness
Publication Year2011
GenreBiographies & True Stories
Number of Pages304 Pages
Dimensions
Item Height216mm
Item Width135mm
Additional Product Features
Title_AuthorMartin Pistorius
Country/Region of ManufactureUnited Kingdom
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- 08 Aug, 2018
Disturbing facts
I actually cried reading the facts, the truth told. I hope Martin got his justice or peace and to his unbelievable understanding wife who became his life/hero. A great read.Verified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
- 09 Feb, 2017
Awesome!
Great value book and even better to find it signed by the author!Verified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
- 28 Aug, 2019
Good book
Good book! Teaches you about the great value of human life.Verified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
