Still Ticking!: Surviving the Zipper Club with a Smile

by Dan Tokayer

Still Ticking! is the true life story of a boy who was born with a potentially fatal heart condition. That boy's name is Dan. Before he ever had a say about it, Dan was forced into a world of doctors, medicines and surgeries. Given his innumerable medical challenges, he was forever doomed to be labeled different. But he didn't allow it. Through his work, he constantly reminds himself, and the reader, that abnormality is his normality; that it takes a lot of work and courage to come out of his hell smiling. Still Ticking! tells the moving story of Dan's challenges growing up and his unyielding quest to be normal. He takes us through the ups and downs, and the many struggles and adversities he overcame to feel happy. You ride on his emotional roller coaster and see how he transforms the experience of open heart surgery into a positive one, reliving his childhood in such detail that you feel like you were right there with him along the ride. Dan taught himself to see the world differently and now, he shows you how he did it, coming out the other end with a smile.

244 pages, Paperback

First published May 1, 2012

Reviews

[Stephanie · Rating 5 out of 5]

What a great book full of humour and life lessons sure to offer you a new perspective on how to live with and lessen life's stresses. Amazing true story about the author's progress and setbacks due to a congenital heart condition and countless surgeries- still ticking teaches us how to never give up while reminding parents and kids to advocate for themselves, research, and ask for help when faced with medical challenges of their own. Kudos Danny!