{"product_id":"my-adventure-an-encounter-with-life-9781480886162","title":"My Adventure: An Encounter with Life","description":"\u003cp\u003eBill Millard is a commercial attorney with an international law firm in Dallas, Texas, and life could not be better.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eOn top of his lucrative job, he is married with two wonderful children, lives in a nice neighborhood with great schools, and is a proud Texan. But his world comes crashing down as his health starts to decline.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAt first, it's not clear what is wrong, but then he is diagnosed with several near-fatal diseases, including amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, or ALS, which is a progressive nervous system disease that causes a loss of muscle control.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eHe loses his family, career, home, and health. After a period in a comatose state, he wakes up as a quadriplegic, suffering severe seizures. He is unable to eat, drink, swallow, speak, stand, breathe without respiratory care, or carry on life as he knew it.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIn this inspiring memoir, Millard reveals how he coped with his diagnosis and made a miraculous recovery, spending seven-plus years fighting for his life in long-term health care facilities, physical rehabilitation facilities, and other centers. Millard's story also offers a unique first-hand patient's perspective as to what it is like to live in skilled and senior healthcare facilities today, containing many observations on what he thinks makes a better facility for patients and their families.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=AUTH-13991103\"\u003eWilliam Millard\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Archway Publishing\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/23\/2020\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 296\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.83lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.67d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781480886162\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1480886165\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBISAC Categories:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-BIO\"\u003eBiography \u0026amp; Autobiography\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-BIO000000\"\u003eGeneral\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-REL\"\u003eReligion\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-REL036000\"\u003eInspirational\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWilliam Millard\u003c\/strong\u003e, founder and president of Going Gray Consulting, is an attorney, author, speaker, and consultant to the senior living design and management industry. Following a near thirty-year career as a real estate development attorney in Dallas, Texas, he has discovered his calling in life is to promote humane and patient-sensitive senior living design and care. He is a Phi Beta Kappa graduate of Southern Methodist University, Dallas, where he earned graduate degrees in law and a Master of Business Administration. He is an avid fan of architecture, history, photography, and world travels.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWilliammillardauthor.com\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Archway Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44450418163949,"sku":"9781480886162","price":16.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0550\/8097\/6621\/products\/img_643f6340-d91c-445d-8a93-130248b1b4c6.jpg?v=1700318188","url":"https:\/\/sureshotbooks.com\/products\/my-adventure-an-encounter-with-life-9781480886162","provider":"SureShot Books Publishing LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}