When The Worst That Can Happen Already Has

Description for WHEN THE WORST THAT CAN HAPPEN ALREADY HAS: CONQUERING LIFE'S MOST DIFFICULT TIMES by Dennis Wholey: Sooner or later, we all encounter adversity in life. Suffering is part of the human experience, and major hardships will make their way into our lives. WHEN THE WORST THAT CAN HAPPEN ALREADY HAS shows us how to get beyond the pain and how adversity can help us grow. A book of powerful inspiration, personal courage, and deep spirituality, WHEN THE WORST THAT CAN HAPPEN ALREADY HAS is filled with first-person testimonials about conquering and benefiting from life's most difficult times. Here we meet a group of modern-day heroes---people with inner strength, unshakable faith, and a sense of hope that enabled them to triumph when life was at its darkest. Some of the people Wholey interviews are already well known for their personal and professional struggles (Robert Bork, Betty Ford, and Larry King, to name a few), while others are less famous but equally affecting and instructive. Divorce, disability, illness, professional defeat, and loneliness are just some of the many hardships faced by the brave and victorious contributors. Former Regan Press Secretary Jim Brady's tale of survival and comeback and the moving story of Georgann Fuller, a woman coping with the loss of her husband on Pan Am 103, show us the depth of their pain and the power of healing. From cartoonist John Callahan's history of Quadriplegic alcoholism and recover to Missy LeClaire, who offers hew own 12 rules of living with AIDS, all of the stories here are deeply inspiring. Ranging from celebrities to extraordinary everyday people---and with advice and wisdom from health professionals and clergy---Wholey's contributors identify the common denominators of suffering and share the lessons they've learned in the course of overcoming the very worst that life can ask us to handle.