{"product_id":"she-danced-with-lightning-my-daughters-struggle-with-epilepsy-and-her-boundless-will-to-live-paperback","title":"She Danced with Lightning: My Daughter's Struggle with Epilepsy and Her Boundless Will to Live - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eMarc Palmieri\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart family memoir, part medical mystery involving severe epilepsy, \u003ci\u003eShe Danced with Lightning\u003c\/i\u003e follows one girl's battle to persevere as a competitive dancer, culminating in a terrifying decline, a courageous performance, and an eleventh hour, life-saving brain surgery.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eEleven-year-old Anna has lived all her life with severe epilepsy. Despite the ravage of thousands of violent seizures and heavy medications, she has thrived at school, athletics, and her greatest passion--dance. As she approaches her twelfth birthday, Anna's condition takes a dire turn. Her health declines quickly and a new diagnosis is revealed, leaving the family only one excruciating choice. A parent's memoir about the medical mysteries of epilepsy and the personal suffering of raising a child with a deadly health condition, \u003ci\u003eShe Danced with Lightning\u003c\/i\u003e is told from the perspective of Anna's dream-chasing father, who comes to learn from her a strength and courage he never imagined possible.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eMarc Palmieri is a playwright, actor, screenwriter, baseball coach, and college professor. His plays include \u003ci\u003eWaiting For the Host\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Groundling\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eCarl the Second\u003c\/i\u003e, and the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e's \"Critic's Pick\" \u003ci\u003eLevittown\u003c\/i\u003e (all published by Dramatists Play Service, Inc.). His screenplays include Miramax's \u003ci\u003eTelling You\u003c\/i\u003e (1999). He has published short fiction in Fiction, and short memoir in \u003ci\u003eGlobal City Review \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003e(Re) An Ideas Journal.\u003c\/i\u003e Marc has appeared in many national television commercials, soap operas, and stage productions. He played baseball for Wake Forest University and was drafted by the Toronto Blue Jays, and continues to coach at the high school level. Marc is an assistant professor at Mercy College's School of Liberal Arts in Dobbs Ferry, New York. He has also taught for a decade at The City College of New York's MFA program in creative writing. Marc lives in New York City.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 224\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.56 x 8.21 x 5.6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e August 09, 2022\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51766431514912,"sku":"9781637584200","price":18.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/d2bbf3e9c3278b4df47a1fd2c7cc9f01.webp?v=1780292575","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/she-danced-with-lightning-my-daughters-struggle-with-epilepsy-and-her-boundless-will-to-live-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}