- Genre:biography & autobiography
- Sub-genre:Personal Memoirs
- Language:English
- Pages:212
- eBook ISBN:9798350942569
- Paperback ISBN:9798350938975
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Overview
This is the story of a boy, James O. Mallon, who grew up on a small farm in Northern Ireland in the 1940s. At 8 years old, he wounded his leg which left a persistent wound. Treatments did little to help so to cheer young James up, local neighbors raised funds to send him to Lourdes, France, for a couple of weeks. After his trip, he returned home, surprised to see that his wound had completely disappeared.
Later, James immigrated to the USA to chase his dreams of becoming an actor. Life was rocky at first, but he eventually was able to write a play about his miracle recovery from his childhood. Now, James has finally written his story and is ready to share it with the world. He hopes this will be a legacy for future generations.
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This is a story of a boy who grew up on a small farm in Northern Ireland in the 1940's. At 8 years old he had an accident that damaged his left shin. Doctors wanted to amputate his leg, but his parents refused to give their consent. After cobalt treatment, the wound still remained. Local neighbors took up a collection & sent him to Lourdes in France. A few weeks after he returned from Lourdes the wound disappeared.
Like many Irish people before him, he immigrated to the USA. He had a dream of becoming an actor someday, but Life kept getting in the way. He worked at many different jobs; found it difficult to settle in one place; got married; got divorced; did some acting and had a play written about his leg injury & miracle, entitled "A Bump on the Leg." And now he has written & published his autobiography. Hopefully this will be a legacy for future generations.
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