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CHERI TANNENBAUM
Woman of Few Words
Woman of Few Words: My Creative Journey with Dystonia – How would you like to be unable to speak intelligibly? How would you enjoy having an awkward gait that makes you prone to falling and causes people to stare as you shuffle by? Living with dystonia is not something I would have chosen for myself. To tell the truth, what I really long for is normalcy. Better yet, I d like to go away somewhere and not take myself with me! Wherever I go, people are always telling me that I am an inspiration. This makes me feel like a total fraud, because to my mind I m just doing what I have to do to drag myself out of bed every morning and face another day of humiliation and challenges. But then again, I could have made the choice to just stay in bed and pull the covers over my head and never get up, so I suppose the fact that I do get up day after day could be seen as a source of inspiration. Honestly, being put on an inspiration pedestal can be somewhat isolating. But if others are inspired by me, I consider it an honor. I do hope that this book heartens all those who have been tested by God through a disability. I fervently believe that, with faith, courage, and fortitude, you can live a fulfilling life full of happiness, blessings, and contentment. This is how it can be done.
Testimonials
[I] found it fascinating and compelling. [Cheri is] an excellent writer..not a term I apply loosely or frequently. –Jonathan Kellerman, New York Times Bestselling Author
Incredible story. I highly recommend it! Cheri opens her heart and soul through her journey with Dystonia. Parts of the book are inspiring, some are heart wrenching, but mostly it is a study in courage and perseverance. Thank you for sharing, so that others might learn from your experience! A must read.
Imagine a world where speech and mobility are severely limited. Cheri Tannenbaum, in her first book, shares the ups and downs of these challenges by writing about her life with dystonia. The blessings that she receives come every day. Her challenge, though, is to find those blessings. Most of the time, she explains, she is grateful for all of the good that she has, from a wonderful husband, to fabulous kids, grandchildren, and friends. Other times, though, life truly is difficult, but she faces those trials with grit and smiles, and she’s kind enough to share her experiences with readers so that we can be inspired, too.
A moving, honest, introspective and elucidating memoir that should serve as a moral for everyone to fight against prejudgements and prejudices in all walks of life.
Beautifully written. I read it in one sitting – could not put it down. We are taken with Cheri through her challenges which inspire us and make us more sensitive to those around us. A must read
About
The Author
Cheryl (Cheri) Tannenbaum was born in Alberta, Canada, and spent her teen years in the sixties as a fun-loving, gregarious flower child doing yoga. As she reached young adulthood, Cheri sought answers to the bigger questions of life. Delving into her Jewish roots, she found answers. During a year spent at Stern College in New York immersing herself in Jewish learning, she began experiencing bizarre, debilitating symptoms, which progressed until she found herself unable to speak or to walk normally. Thus began her two-year journey to a proper diagnosis, ultimately identified as the movement disorder dystonia musculorum deformans. Having no choice in the matter, Cheri went on with her life. She fell in love, married, obtained a bachelor s degree in psychology from UCLA and a master s degree in human development from Pacific Oaks College, had three miracle children, pursued her eclectic artistic talents, learned to play the harp, became a grandmother, and along the way learned how to live, love, cry, and overcome with a serious disability. Today Cheri lives in Efrat, Israel with her husband Harvey. This is her first book.
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