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West Nile Diary: One Couple's Triumph Over a Deadly Disease
West Nile Diary One Couple's Triumph Over a Deadly Disease Author:Kathleen Gibson BEFORE THE MOSQUITO BITE, Rick Gibson was an active pastor, a supportive husband, and a doting grandfather. — After the bite, diagnosed with West Nile neurological disease, he was a hospital patient in the grip of relentless pain, forced to relearn the body?s most basic tasks: how to roll over, sit up, stand, walk, and even how to think. — Now, in... more »West Nile Diary, his wife, Kathleen, recalls how the two of them battled the disease together, armed with Scripture, prayer, love, humour, and loads of determination. It is a story not only of their growth as a couple, but also of their entry into a whole new ministry to those facing their own health and spiritual crises.
West Nile Diary, will make you laugh, cry, and resolve never to park in a handicapped parking spot again.
?Entertaining, deeply moving, and immensely helpful.?
-- Phil Callaway, author of Honey, I Dunked the Kids
?Absorbing, well written, and full of the spiritual resources of hope.?
-- Dr. Maxine Hancock, Professor of Spiritual Theology, Regent College
?Vivid, accurate, and full of detail and pathos. A good read from start to finish.?
-- Dickson Despommier, author of West Nile Story
Kathleen Gibson has written for media worldwide and is editor of Prairies North, Saskatchewan?s magazine for good prairie living.« less