Destiny Is Debatable: A Memoir of Meningitis, Losing Sight, and the Love I Didn't See Coming

Sprache: Englisch

Verlag: Cemblem LLC, 2026

  • Softcover
  • Gebraucht
Alle Details anzeigen

Anbieter: World of Books Inc, Montgomery, IL, USAWorld of Books Inc

Verkäufer/-in mit 4 Sternen

Verkäufer:in bei AbeBooks seit 23. März 2026

Softcover

Zustand: Gebraucht - Befriedigend

EUR 20,26

 Versand gratis 
Versand innerhalb von USA

Anzahl: 1 verfügbar

In den Warenkorb
30 Tage kostenlose Rückgabe

Artikelbeschreibung des Verkäufers

"Survival isn't the end of the journey--it's just the beginning." Nineteen-year-old John B. Grimes went to bed with what felt like the flu and woke up in a world he could no longer see. After eight days in a coma, he came back to a body altered by bacterial meningitis: profound vision loss, neurological damage, and a future that no longer matched the script he had in mind. Destiny Is Debatable follows John from that hospital room through the long, unglamorous work of rebuilding a life in the dark. Along the way are white-knuckle returns to college, catheter mishaps, awkward first dates, and the slow realization that disability is both visible and invisible, reshaping everything from masculinity to friendship to faith. What begins as a near-death survival story widens into something richer: a family epic and a love story, as John meets Erin, marries, and steps into a fatherhood he was told might never be possible. Told with disarming honesty, dry humor, and a steady undercurrent of hope, this memoir does not offer miracle cures or tidy inspiration. Instead, it offers something harder and more useful: a candid look at illness and recovery, and what it means to keep showing up when the big miracle is over and the small, daily choices are all that remain. If Between Two Kingdoms and There I Am asked what comes after survival, Destiny Is Debatable explores what it takes to keep choosing life when the story is no longer simple.…

Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers CINB0GJWV134NG

Bibliografische Details

Titel
Destiny Is Debatable: A Memoir of Meningitis, Losing Sight, and the Love I Didn't See Coming
Autor
John B Grimes
Verlag
Cemblem LLC
Erscheinungsjahr
2026
Zustand
Good
Einband
Paperback
Sprache
Englisch

World of Books Inc

Montgomery, IL, USA

Verkäufer/-in mit 4 Sternen

Verkäufer:in bei AbeBooks seit 23. März 2026

Versandkosten innerhalb von USA

Artikel4 bis 12 Werktage3 bis 6 Werktage
Erster ArtikelEUR 0,00EUR 9,80
Die Versandzeiten werden von den Verkäuferinnen und Verkäufern festgelegt. Sie variieren je nach Versanddienstleister und Standort. Sendungen, die den Zoll passieren, können Verzögerungen unterliegen. Eventuell anfallende Abgaben oder Gebühren sind von der Käuferin bzw. dem Käufer zu tragen. Die Verkäuferin bzw. der Verkäufer kann Sie bezüglich zusätzlicher Versandkosten kontaktieren, um einen möglichen Anstieg der Versandkosten für Ihre Artikel auszugleichen.

Zahlungsarten

  • Visa
  • Mastercard
  • American Express
  • Carte Bleue
  • Apple Pay
  • Google Pay

Shopbeschreibung

Founded in 2002, World of Books is a leading online destination for buying and selling both preloved and new books, committed to making sustainable reading accessible to all. With a mission to help people read more and waste less, World of Books offers a huge range of affordable, high-quality books — giving both new and preloved titles a second life. The company also operates World of Books – Sell Your Books, an easy-to-use platform that allows customers to trade in unwanted books for cash, helping to keep books in circulation while promoting sustainability. As a Certified B Corp, World of Books is driven by a vision to become the world’s largest and most sustainable dedicated online bookstore. The company measures its success through the positive environmental impact it creates, the value it provides to customers, and its ability to operate profitably while supporting its sustainable mission …

Spezialisierung

Second Hand - All Genre

Unternehmensdaten der Verkäuferin bzw. des Verkäufers

SBYB, Inc.

900 Knell Road
Montgomery, IL USA 60538