Review #34 This is the TRUE STORY of Cory Friedman who for years, with the help of his family, battles for survival in the face of extraordinary difficulties and a medical establishment that couldn’t get it right! This incredible story is told from 17 year old Cory's point of view.
Cory woke up one morning when he was five years old with the uncontrollable urge to twitch his neck. From that day forward his life became a constant struggle to deal with irrepressible tics and involuntary utterances and gestures. He and his family went on an unbelievable and excruciating journey from specialist to specialist to discover the cause of his disease. Soon it became unclear what tics were symptoms of his disease and what were side effects of the countless combinations of drugs (he was prescribed over 60 drugs in a period of 13 years). The family was unable to tell if the doctors really knew what they were doing or just using Cory as an “experiment”.
Eventually, Cory was correctly diagnosed with Tourette’s syndrome and OCD. But, as symptoms just kept getting worse, Cory and his parents decided to take matters into their own hands. By then, Cory was 17 years old, a Junior in High School and had reached his last straw.
It is a heart-rending, inspirational story of struggle and triumph with a climax as dramatic as any mystery novel I have ever read…except it’s TRUE!!
I listened to the audio tape of this book all in one day, Sunday!
I_ couldn’t_ stop_ listening.
Patterson has been co-authoring some interesting non fiction reads. I'll have to put this on my check it out list.
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