The mission walker
Book |
W Publishing Group, an imprint of Thomas Nelson,
Nashville, Tennessee :
2017.
- 1 of 1 Copy Available at Libraries in Niagara Cooperative
- 0 current holds with 1 total copy.
| Branch | Call Number | Location | Holdable? | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Niagara-on-the-Lake | 5114 SUNDB | Adult Biography | Copy hold / Volume hold | Available |
About
"Edie Littlefield Sundby, who, after being told she had only 3 months to live, survived 79 rounds of chemotherapy, radical liver and lung surgeries, and then walked 800 miles along the California Mission Trail, averaging 14 miles a day, and stopping at life-giving missions to revive her body and her soul. When she finished she yearned to walk the mission trail from its start - in Mexico. But no one had traversed that trail in 250 years. Edie doesn't care about what some deem impossible. It is that spirit that has allowed her to live, despite the odds. With fading strength and only one lung, she walked another 800 miles through the rugged mountains and deserts of Baja Mexico to the California border. In a walk of triumph, of harrowing adventure, and of spiritual enlightenment, she carried her mortality in every step and in the process opened up a profound communion with God and his creation, and the true meaning of life. And all of this with a terminal cancer that was chasing her every step of the way. It still is, and she continues to walk with it every day. Edie Littlefield Sundby was born the second youngest of twelve children on an Oklahoma cotton farm without electricity and running water. She went on to graduate from the University of Oklahoma and became one of the first female sales executives at IBM. She was diagnosed with stage 4 gallbladder cancer and was given less than three months to live. Despite 0.9% odds of survival, almost one million milligrams of chemo, and four major surgeries, she is still alive and walking. Her essays have appeared in the Wall Street Journal and the New York Times"--Provided by publisher.
Details
- ISBN: 9780718093501 (hc.)
- Physical Description: xvi, 311 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (chiefly color), map ; 24 cm.print
- Publisher: Nashville, Tennessee : W Publishing Group, an imprint of Thomas Nelson, 2017.
- Bibliography, etc. Note: Includes bibliographical references (pages 307-310).