The Limit does not Exist

by Llemar Nicholson

At fifteen, the typical male is mostly concerned with surviving an exam or the rejection of his most recent crush. For Llemar Nicholson, it was surviving...period! At that age, an undiagnosed illness effectively terminated his childhood, and began moulding him into a man of valour, perseverance, and great mental fortitude. By the time his 'strange illness' had finally been given a name, Llemar had already defied incredible odds and had set a course for success in spite of his limitations.

Llemar's memoir, The Limit does not Exist, challenges you to think about what it means to live, about how we are to live, and what we want to be known or remembered for. In his honest and gripping cinematic retelling of a story you have to read to believe, the central banker pulls no punches and tells no lies about how severe, unrelenting Crohn's disease altered the course of his life over the course of fourteen excruciating years to exactly what it was meant to be.

As he battled the illness, his knowledge about staying just above water grew, along with his spirit, drive, determination, and stubborn will. Today, Llemar's story is not about a disease that would have broken, killed or destroyed one who is weaker; it is a story of a young man who has survived the hand that life dealt him and dared to be better, stronger, more alive because of it.

188 pages, Paperback

First published August 16, 2019

About the author

Llemar Nicholson is a central banker at the Bank of Jamaica. He graduated from the University of the West Indies, Mona, with a BSc in Economics and Mathematics, and an MSc in Economics.

His writing credits include a shortlisting in the Global Forum for Health Research/Lancet international essay competition of 2008.

He was diagnosed with Crohn's disease in early 2004, after presenting with symptoms in late 2003, and it is this 15 year tooth and nail battle that forms the basis of his book, The Limit does not Exist.

Reviews

[Chevy · Rating 5 out of 5]

Awesome book! Looking for more books from this author..

[Robin · Rating 3 out of 5]

I enjoyed the subject matter of the book. I thought it was really informative since I had never heard of Crohn's disease before. I also liked the dialogue; I thought it was well-written.

However, there wasn't many developed scenes, so I didn't get into the book as much. (It was a lot of exposition and telling rather than showing.) Also, some of the grammar mistakes were distracting.