How Will They Know If I'm Dead?: Transcending Disability and Terminal Illness

by Robert Horn and Horn

Book Overview

Most books on terminal illness focus on death and dying. This book is about neither. It doesn't deal with statistics or the medical aspects of a crippling disease, and it isn't written by a celebrity about their amazing recovery. This book is about a real person and a true hero.
Bob Horn, an authority on the Soviet Union and foreign policy in the Third World, a successful author and teacher, an involved husband and father of three in his mid-forties,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1574440713
• ISBN13: 9781574440713
• Release Date: November 1996
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 168 Pages
• Weight: 0.55 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 6.0" x 8.9"

Customer Reviews

A Must Read!

This is an excelent book! Very inspiring and humbling. I was first introduced to this book while teaching in Japan. The author's daughter was a previous teacher at my school, so the book found it's way to me. Once I began reading it, I was hooked! Another father of a good friend of mine also has the same condition, so it really gave me a greater understanding. It is seriously one of my favorite books!

An inspirational, heartwarming book for everyone.

This book was impossible to put down. Mr. Horn's determination, will to live, outlook on life, and his achievements are something we all could take a lesson from. He seems so happy and vibrant you almost forget that he typed the whole book with his foot! His descriptions of his family and friends support is enough to make the happiest person in the world jealous. This book is a tribute to the human spirit and to Mr. Horn and his family

Superb book detailing what it's like to have ALS

As a person with the same disease, I found myself saying "ME too!" to all of the stories and feelings. This book is uplifting and presents ALS as a condition that happens to our bodies but never to our minds and souls. Final piece of advice: Ignore the title. It's the worst part of the book.

A must read for all whose lives are touched by disability

A funny, touching and inspirational story about living one's life with a severe physical disability.Anyone whose life has been touched by either their own disability or that of a loved one will find solace and inspiration in Bob Horn's story.A mentor and friend to many, Bob Horn inspires us to push forward against the odds by his example

An outstanding book, something for everyone

This book was inspirational and an excellent read. I found myself thinking about the book days and even weeks after reading it. A powerful story told by an amazing man