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When One Door Closes: A Teen's Inspiring Journey and Living Legacy
When One Door Closes shows us the powerful influence one person can unleash in the face of tragedy. A teenage girl fighting osteogenic sarcoma, amputation of her leg and partial loss of lung defines herself by who she is and the choices she makes, not by her illness. In their own words, family, friends, medical experts, caregivers and a rock star tell us how Alexandra (Alex) Graham opened doors and made a difference in their lives. Even individuals who never met Alex share how their lives have taken on new meaning because of Alex's wish and legacy. This factual account will bring understanding and perspective to those directly or indirectly facing a life-threatening illness particularly in cases where the patient is a teenager.
248 pages, Hardcover
First published September 1, 2008
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June 18, 2017
I joined Team Alex, the Wish A Mile 300 team that rides in Alex Graham's memory this year. I never knew Alex. I only just met her parents this year. Read this book, and you'll get an incredible sense of who this young woman was. Written from contributions from family, friends, and caregivers, you read of how she approached her illness yet remained positive, giving, and an inspiration.
Bill Graham told me brother in-law and Team Alex teammate Bruce that because of all of us, his daughter is alive again for 3 days a year. To me, it's more than that.
Very sad yet inspirational.
Bill Graham told me brother in-law and Team Alex teammate Bruce that because of all of us, his daughter is alive again for 3 days a year. To me, it's more than that.
Very sad yet inspirational.
April 26, 2015
When One Door Closes was recommended to me by my then boyfriend's mother, as she knew I had interest in the medical field. This book just confirmed what I wanted to do with my life.
Not being a well known book, I wish I could really get the word out about this girl and her struggle. Being from Michigan, every so often I'll see the commercial that was created for her Make-A-Wish. She didn't want Disney World, or a tropical vacation, but for others to realize that kids with cancer are just like everyone else.
This is one of the first books I ever remember reading and getting hooked to. It may have been when my love for reading began.
Not being a well known book, I wish I could really get the word out about this girl and her struggle. Being from Michigan, every so often I'll see the commercial that was created for her Make-A-Wish. She didn't want Disney World, or a tropical vacation, but for others to realize that kids with cancer are just like everyone else.
This is one of the first books I ever remember reading and getting hooked to. It may have been when my love for reading began.
January 10, 2010
"Choose to love and make others happy, and your life will change, because you will find happiness and love in the process. The first step toward inner peace is to decide to give love not receive it." - Bernie S. Siegel, M.D
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