GROWING UP

by Mike Hicks

THE TRUE STORY OF THE AUTHOR'S LIFE FROM A VERY EARLY AGE.BORN BADLY DEFORMED WITH A HARE-LIP, I COULD NOT SPEAK INTELLIBIBLY UNTIL I WAS ABOUT SEVEN YEARS OLD.THE BOOK IS WRITTEN IN THE HOPE THAT IT MAY HELP OTHER HANDICAPPED PEOPLE, AND INDEED THEIR CARERS.THESE WERE NOT THE YEARS OF SPEECH THERAPISTS, AND NATIONWIDE HEALTH SERVICES. MY FATHER ENTERTAINED IN CLUBS AND PUBS TO PAY FOR OPERATIONS IN GREAT ORMOND STREET HOSPITAL. MY MOTHER GRADUALLY TAUGHT ME TO SPEAK BY READING BOOKS ALOUD TO HER, FOR HOURS ON END.LATER IN LIFE THE I SANG TO THOUSANDS; PREACHED THE GOSPEL OF CHRIST ALL OVER AUSTRALIA AND NEW ZEALAND.THAT PART OF THE STORY IS IN IN ANOTHER OF MY BOOKS, “OUT OF THE WOODS”, ALSO AVAILABLE IN A KINDLE EDITIONI RETIRED AFTER MANAGING SEVERAL ENGINEERING COMPANIES EMPLOYING MANY PEOPLE.THERE IS ALWAYS HOPE AND A FUTURE FOR THOSE WHO SEEK IT.

233 pages, Kindle Edition

First published February 1, 2012

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