I Feel Okay

by Deborah Slappey Pitts and Slappey Pitts

For five months, my husband, Clyde Slappey, battled a formidable enemy, primary amyloidosis, a disease that initially we didn't know how to spell or pronounce. Clyde and I traveled the country and... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1420806092
• ISBN13: 9781420806090
• Release Date: May 2005
• Publisher: Authorhouse
• Length: 272 Pages
• Weight: 0.85 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.1" x 9.2"

Customer Reviews

A lesson in faith

Reviewed by William Phenn for Reader Views (1/06) Deborah Slappey Pitts is a woman of great courage and determination. This lady struggled through a medical system full of practitioners because no one would admit to being an expert on the human body, especially not the medical doctors. This is Deborah's story, a story of anguish, heartache and uncertainty while trying to maintain a household, be a mother to two growing boys, work full time and still manage to keep her sanity. This woman's struggle in life was to find out what was wrong with her husband, that all of medical science could not figure out. You will see (when reading "I Feel Okay") that Ms. Pitts is a very strong, God fearing woman - a woman of action and determination that will not be defeated. "I Feel Okay" is a heart retching saga of the Slappey family in crisis. It's a story about an illness that struck this woman's husband down in the prime of his life. He contracted a disease, primary amyloidosis, caused by the abnormal accumulation of protein molecules in body tissues that affects eight people out of a million. Pitts's compelling volume tells of their fight to seek answers from so many doctors and hospitals. One after another, trying different cures for what they perceived to be the problem, cures that did not work. With every attempt at a cure, hopes were dashed even further down to the pit of despair. "I feel Okay" is more than a story about a man with a disease. It is a story of life and faith, and how the Slappey family kept the faith against insurmountable odds. It is a story of how strong they were in the face of adversity, yet able to keep a positive mental attitude. "I Feel Okay" has my highest A+ rating, the book is a, "must read," in my opinion. It is well written, an exciting read and above all, a lesson in life.

Great Book

I was very impressed with the writing of this book. It will help many people who may be suffering with an illness. It encourages you to keep going and never give up. Michelle D.

Extraordinarily written

It was an excellent book read. I recomend everyone to read this book. It a warm story about love as Clyde and Deborah traveled from place to place in the cold winter, trying to find someone to help him with the amyloid disease. I hope others read this book. It will help you learn about the disease and tell your family and it will also help you to appreciate the family that you have. I recommend that everyone read this book and this goes out to book clubs as well. You won't be the same after reading I Feel Okay.

Silent Killer

I would like to thank Mrs Deborah Slappey Pitts for the writing of this book.For telling her story.I have learned many things from this book and I hope others will read it.I learned that it is not what you have in life but who you have here in your life thay counts and to always leave your loved ones with loving words.......

It is a very touching story and also and very good book.

Mrs.Pitts wrote a very good story about her late husband and the rest of her family who were there for her during this trying time and everybody needs to buy this book it is worth the money! Thank you, Mr.Antanasia Campbell