{"product_id":"not-dead-yet-paperback","title":"Not Dead Yet - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003ePhil Southerland\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eJohn Hanc\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart memoir, part sports adventure, \u003ci\u003e Not Dead Yet \u003c\/i\u003etells the inspirational story of Phil Southerland's battle with Type 1 diabetes and how from diagnosis to sheer determination, he beat all odds and turned his diagnosis and his passion for cycling into a platform. \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFrom leading a Race Across America to managing a world-class cycling program, Southerland's journey on and off the bike has helped changed the way the world views diabetes. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWhen Phil Southerland was seven-months-old, he lost ten pounds in a week, his body was limp and his breathing slowed to what his mother called a death rattle. Rushing him to the ER, she was informed that tiny Phil displayed the youngest case of diabetes on record in the world at that time. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBlindness, kidney failure and death were all predicted for him by age twenty-five. Decades later, not only is Phil alive and well but as the founder of Team Type 1, he and his team of championship cyclists -- many of them diabetics--have become health and fitness role models for people the world over. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eTogether, they took on some of the most challenging endurance events in the world, including winning the Race Across America--a grueling 3,000-mile endurance competition--twice. Today, Phil continues to lead Team Type 1 as CEO. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eNot Dead Yet\u003c\/i\u003e is Phil's powerful story: his account of his relationship with his mother, and how she struggled to keep him alive; growing up quickly in the New-Old South of the 1990s, learning at the tender age of 6 years old how to check his glucose and give himself injections; of how he fulfilled his dream of becoming a professional athlete using his team and the bike as a platform, inspiring thousands of individuals and families around the world who are battling diabetes to not just chase, but catch, their dreams.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePHIL SOUTHERLAND is the founder of Team Type 1, a team of championship bike racers. He and Team Type 1 have been profiled in numerous cycling and diabetes publications, the \u003ci\u003eNew York Time\u003c\/i\u003es, \u003ci\u003eWashington Post\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eWall Street Journal\u003c\/i\u003e, and the \u003ci\u003eAtlanta Journal Constitution\u003c\/i\u003e. He is the author of \u003ci\u003eNot Dead Yet\u003c\/i\u003e and lives with his family in Atlanta, where Team Type 1 is based. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eJOHN HANC teaches writing and journalism at the New York Institute of Technology. He is a long time contributor to \u003ci\u003eNewsday\u003c\/i\u003e and a contributing editor to \u003ci\u003eRunner's World\u003c\/i\u003e magazine, as well as the author of \u003ci\u003eThe Coolest Race on Earth\u003c\/i\u003e. He lives with his wife and son in Farmingdale, New York.\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 336\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1 x 8.9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e June 05, 2012\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51761031250208,"sku":"9781250006998","price":24.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/b4f17d2b7893d5b3a44294211dd9e5f3.webp?v=1780197689","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/not-dead-yet-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}