Review of Climbing Back: From Coma To Calling
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[Following is an official OnlineBookClub.org review of "Climbing Back: From Coma To Calling" by Helen Ify Konoma.]
Climbing Back: From Coma To Calling is a short memoir by Helen Ify Konoma.
Helen suffered from a genetic disorder that affects the red blood cells and clogs up capillaries and small blood vessels. A potentially fatal condition that could end life any moment or cut blood supply to organs. The medical term for the disease is sickle cell anemia. The condition, as the title suggests, led the author to a coma at one point when she was only 10 years old. The doctors had given up on her, but she came back and continued her life journey.
In the memoir, the author talks about how she grew up with this condition and had to be carried to school by her mother. Her parents were extremely supportive and never made her feel like she was to be pitied. Far from it, the author’s early life in Nigeria shaped her to become more positive, resilient, and faithful. The memoirs continue with the events of her teenage years, emigrating from Nigeria to America, and then meeting her spouse, Ken, in adulthood. Another lovingly supportive relationship that some might only dream of. The author talked about how she built up her relationship with Ken over years, got married, and had four children! Though many things are told, day-to-day management of a household, relationships, children, and finances are all left out. The author also got certified as a nurse and started her own business, all the while dealing with the complications and pain of her condition that required regular and emergency medical visits to the hospital.
I would like to give 'Climbing Back: From Coma To Calling' 4 out of 5 stars for talking about how even a serious medical condition cannot limit the way one chooses to live. The book can be read in one sitting. There were no editing flaws. Though I wish there were more details talked about daily mundane life, since a lot of what the author has done is what people without any serious condition find difficult to manage. One star from the rating was deducted for that.
There is also an element of faith in the miracles that happened in her life, which the faithful and religious would find inspiring. The most awe-filled part of the book for me was her relationship with her partner, Ken. It was like a K-drama come to life. That was another miracle and hope to people that good marriages don’t just exist in fictional dramas.
The book is a suitable read if you are looking for hope in healing, life, and relationships with faith in God.
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Climbing Back: From Coma To Calling
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Climbing Back: From Coma To Calling is a short memoir by Helen Ify Konoma.
Helen suffered from a genetic disorder that affects the red blood cells and clogs up capillaries and small blood vessels. A potentially fatal condition that could end life any moment or cut blood supply to organs. The medical term for the disease is sickle cell anemia. The condition, as the title suggests, led the author to a coma at one point when she was only 10 years old. The doctors had given up on her, but she came back and continued her life journey.
In the memoir, the author talks about how she grew up with this condition and had to be carried to school by her mother. Her parents were extremely supportive and never made her feel like she was to be pitied. Far from it, the author’s early life in Nigeria shaped her to become more positive, resilient, and faithful. The memoirs continue with the events of her teenage years, emigrating from Nigeria to America, and then meeting her spouse, Ken, in adulthood. Another lovingly supportive relationship that some might only dream of. The author talked about how she built up her relationship with Ken over years, got married, and had four children! Though many things are told, day-to-day management of a household, relationships, children, and finances are all left out. The author also got certified as a nurse and started her own business, all the while dealing with the complications and pain of her condition that required regular and emergency medical visits to the hospital.
I would like to give 'Climbing Back: From Coma To Calling' 4 out of 5 stars for talking about how even a serious medical condition cannot limit the way one chooses to live. The book can be read in one sitting. There were no editing flaws. Though I wish there were more details talked about daily mundane life, since a lot of what the author has done is what people without any serious condition find difficult to manage. One star from the rating was deducted for that.
There is also an element of faith in the miracles that happened in her life, which the faithful and religious would find inspiring. The most awe-filled part of the book for me was her relationship with her partner, Ken. It was like a K-drama come to life. That was another miracle and hope to people that good marriages don’t just exist in fictional dramas.
The book is a suitable read if you are looking for hope in healing, life, and relationships with faith in God.
******
Climbing Back: From Coma To Calling
View: on Bookshelves |
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