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Book details
  • Genre:BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY
  • SubGenre:Medical (incl. Patients)
  • Language:English
  • Pages:184
  • Paperback ISBN:9781098357047

Road Trip with Carrie

by Wm. Lee Little

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Overview
"Road Trip with Carrie" is a love story about a healthy 60 something year old who had a sudden aneurysm in the brain while returning from a getaway weekend to watch a college football game. Her story starts in a car 90 minutes from home and takes us through an 87 day stay in the hospital. When she was admitted, doctors thought she had a one in three chance of survival Yet, here she stands. Take a journey with Carrie as she beats the odds and moves on to living a productive, healthy life. A parable in grit, this is also a story about the wonderful medical professionals that cared for her as she healed.
Description
"Road Trip with Carrie" is a love story about a healthy 60 something year old who had a sudden aneurysm in the brain while returning from a getaway weekend to watch a college football game. Her story starts in a car 90 minutes from home and takes us through an 87 day stay in the hospital. When she was admitted, doctors thought she had a one in three chance of survival Yet, here she stands. Take a journey with Carrie as she beats the odds and moves on to living a productive, healthy life. A parable in grit, this is also a story about the wonderful medical professionals that cared for her as she healed. Carrie's story is told through a collection of blog posts written by her husband on the Caringbridge website. Hundreds of people followed her recovery progression from the first trip in an ambulance to the moment she was deemed recovered, this is a heartwarming trip filled with countless, unexpected acts of kindness for her and her family. This is a love story, a story about college football and most of all it's a story of discovering the power of the grace of God.
About the author
Wm. Lee Little is a proud husband of Carrie J. Little of 34 years. This is his first book. Lee's career was mainly in technology since 1980 and he started his own company, BarZ Mobile Development, over 13 years ago. Carrie and Lee built the company together. As a father of three grown children, Lee and Carrie live in Dripping Springs, TX about 25 miles outside of Austin, TX. Lee holds a MBA from Pepperdine University and an undergraduate degree from the University of Delaware. This makes him a proud Wave and Fightin' Blue Hen. This book was written to let people know that even in the roughest of times, that there is hope and you are not walking alone.