The Birds Will Sing Again

Facing Life’S Challenges Together

Nonfiction, Health & Well Being, Self Help, Self Improvement, Motivational, Biography & Memoir
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Author: Dr. Gretchen Helm ISBN: 9781462030583
Publisher: iUniverse Publication: August 9, 2011
Imprint: iUniverse Language: English
Author: Dr. Gretchen Helm
ISBN: 9781462030583
Publisher: iUniverse
Publication: August 9, 2011
Imprint: iUniverse
Language: English

It seemed an unlikely matcha minister and a bartender. But Rev. Norman Helm and Gretchen fell in love and became man and wife in 1981. They lived a happy life together until the day Norm was hit by a car while crossing the street in Westborough, Massachusetts, on December 1, 1989. He suffered a traumatic brain injury that also left him virtually deaf.

In this memoir, Gretchen tells the honest and personal story of how they have dealt with Norms traumatic brain injury, the loss of his profession as a senior pastor, his profound deafness, and his recent diagnosis of dementia. From the sad to the lighthearted, she shares anecdotes from their life togetherhow they have coped with the many challenges placed in their path and how their experiences have made them stronger.

A testimony of hope for a bright future, The Birds Will Sing Again demonstrates how sharing painful experiences can help ease the burden of living with disabilities and shows the power of celebrating the joys of each day.

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It seemed an unlikely matcha minister and a bartender. But Rev. Norman Helm and Gretchen fell in love and became man and wife in 1981. They lived a happy life together until the day Norm was hit by a car while crossing the street in Westborough, Massachusetts, on December 1, 1989. He suffered a traumatic brain injury that also left him virtually deaf.

In this memoir, Gretchen tells the honest and personal story of how they have dealt with Norms traumatic brain injury, the loss of his profession as a senior pastor, his profound deafness, and his recent diagnosis of dementia. From the sad to the lighthearted, she shares anecdotes from their life togetherhow they have coped with the many challenges placed in their path and how their experiences have made them stronger.

A testimony of hope for a bright future, The Birds Will Sing Again demonstrates how sharing painful experiences can help ease the burden of living with disabilities and shows the power of celebrating the joys of each day.

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