| Title | : | My Maggie |
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| ISBN | : | 0977628167 |
| ISBN-10 | : | 9780977628162 |
| Language | : | English |
| Format Type | : | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages | : | 285 |
| Publication | : | Published October 13, 2007 |
She was his childhood sweetheart and wife of thirty two years. Diagnosed with hearing loss at the age of four, she wore cumbersome hearing aids and felt the humiliation of being different. Slowly, an insidious disease robbed her of vision. She fought three different cancers, changed careers in the middle of her life and fought to realize her dreams. Yet, underneath these great challenges, there was an incredible love shared by two people. It was cemented by adversity and reached a near perfect spiritual connection. They lived a classic old fashioned love story.
King shares one of the most powerful, complex, and memorable love stories ever written. It is an American story of great heroism, courage, and devotion. Maggie was a woman who understood how to lead a happy life and then led it, in spite of the challenges placed in front of her. My Maggie is great drama, great passion, and great fun. It is a book written with a love so immense it almost defies description.
75% of the royalties from this book will be donated
The Lighthouse for the Blind The American Cancer Society
My Maggie Reviews
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This was a touching, if not well-written, story about Rich and Maggie King. Rich writes a biography about his late wife, who suffered from Usher syndrome- a progressive disease causing blindness and deafness. She also gets breast and, fatally, ovarian cancer. Overall the story is uplifing, a story of perseverance and courage.
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Even though one knew that Maggie’s life ended early, this is not a sad story. Her husband loved her and allowed her her freedom to pursue work & interests although blind and deaf.
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Excellent read
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Anyone familiar with the Chicago Media knows the name of Rich King....sports anchor for many years. This is the story not about him, but about his wife, Maggie...who died a number of years ago due to brain cancer.
The book talks of their marriage and her experiences with Usher's Syndrome....what started as hearing and sight loss, and sadly, later on, cancer. This is a remarkable story of one woman's determination to live despite all the health issues she suffered through the years. -
My Sister In Law and Brother In Law both have Usher's disease and in reading this book I have learned more about how they feel and what they can and cannot see and hear. I loved this book, it was so poignient and sweet. The love between Maggie and Rich is amazing and I think everyone hopes to achieve it in their own relationships.
Great book. -
At the beginning, I considered it rather indulgent of Richard King to write this book. Who wants to read all this? BUT....after a hundred pages or so, as usually happens with me, I began to really know and appreciate the characters. Once again, it broadened my understanding of others and helped me be more accepting of the good people around me.
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What I learned from this book: life is hard but you can have a good outlook and be happy and then write a book about it! I didn't LOVE the story and didn't finish reading it but I didn't totally hate it either.
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Such a wonderful story about a married couple and the trials they go through with Maggie's health. What wonderful friends they had and what wonderful partners they were to each other. A perfect example of hard work at marriage.
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I couldn't put the book down. It's a page turner, LOVED it.
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Wasn't nearly what I had expected. Didn't care for the writer or his style.
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it was amazing that a man with a wife that has been with her since childhood and even when she got sick several different times and loved her so much wrote a story on her from start to finish.
