Ghost Boy
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Ghost Boy

Martin Pistorius

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Ghost Boy

Martin Pistorius

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When you lose your voice, who will speak for you? When it all seems hopeless, how do you get through each day? In the New York Times bestseller Ghost Boy, Martin Pistorius tells the harrowing story of his return to life through the healing power of love and faith.

In January 1988, a happy, healthy twelve-year-old Martin Pistorius came home from school with a sore throat. Soon, he was sleeping all day, refusing meals, and starting to lose his voice.

His doctors were mystified. Within eighteen months, his voice fell silent and his developing mind became trapped inside a body he couldn't control. Martin's parents were told that the unknown degenerative disease he was struggling with would mean that he had less than two years to live. He felt invisible--like a ghost of himself.

The stress and heartache shook his family to the core, bringing his parents to the brink of separation. Their boy was gone--or so they thought. Martin started to come back to life. He couldn't make a sign or a sound, but he'd become aware of the world around him again and was finally finding his way back to himself.

In these pages, you'll hear the highs and lows of Martin's journey from his own perspective, including:

  • A family's resilience in the face of hardship
  • The consequences of misdiagnosis
  • The gift of a wild imagination

Ghost Boy shares the beautiful, heart-wrenching story of a life reclaimed, a business created, a family transformed, and a new love that's blossomed. Martin's emergence from his own darkness invites us to celebrate our own lives and fight for a better life for those around us.

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Publisher
Thomas Nelson
Year
2013
ISBN
9781400205844
Topic
Social Sciences
Subtopic
Social Science Biographies
Index
Social Sciences

Table of contents

  1. Cover Page
  2. Title Page
  3. Copyright Page
  4. Dedication
  5. Contents
  6. Prologue
  7. 1. Counting Time
  8. 2. The Deep
  9. 3. Coming Up for Air
  10. 4. The Box
  11. 5. Virna
  12. 6. Awakening
  13. 7. My Parents
  14. 8. Changes
  15. 9. The Beginning and the End
  16. 10. Day By Day
  17. 11. The Wretch
  18. 12. Life and Death
  19. 13. My Mother
  20. 14. Other Worlds
  21. 15. Fried Egg
  22. 16. I Tell a Secret
  23. 17. The Bite
  24. 18. The Furies
  25. 19. Peacock Feathers
  26. 20. Daring to Dream
  27. 21. Secrets
  28. 22. Out of the Cocoon
  29. 23. An Offer I Can’t Refuse
  30. 24. A Leap Forward
  31. 25. Standing In the Sea
  32. 26. She Returns
  33. 27. The Party
  34. 28. Henk and Arrietta
  35. 29. The Healer
  36. 30. Escaping the Cage
  37. 31. The Speech
  38. 32. A New World
  39. 33. The Laptop
  40. 34. The Counselor
  41. 35. Memories
  42. 36. Lurking In Plain Sight
  43. 37. Fantasies
  44. 38. A New Friend
  45. 39. Will He Ever Learn?
  46. 40. GD and Mimi
  47. 41. Loving Life and Living Love
  48. 42. Worlds Collide
  49. 43. Strangers
  50. 44. Everything Changes
  51. 45. Meeting Mickey?
  52. 46. The Real Me
  53. 47. A Lion’s Heart
  54. 48. I Tell Her
  55. 49. Sugar and Salt
  56. 50. Falling
  57. 51. Climbing
  58. 52. The Ticket
  59. 53. Coming Home
  60. 54. Together
  61. 55. I Can’t Choose
  62. 56. Fred and Ginger
  63. 57. Leaving
  64. 58. A Fork In the Road
  65. 59. Confessions
  66. 60. Up, Up, and Away
  67. 61. Saying Goodbye
  68. 62. Letting Go
  69. 63. A New Life
  70. 64. Waiting
  71. Acknowledgments