The following review is part of the Cerebral Palsy: 'A Story' book tour. In the next few days I shall be sharing more reviews with you.
Thank you to @ZooloosBT for putting such a successful tour together and to all the reviewers that took part in the tour. I appreciate your time.
The Review
"This book is an unexpected departure from a more “traditional” memoir. The author, Ilana Estelle - a lifelong sufferer of what was eventually (in her late forties) diagnosed as Cerebral Palsy complicated by another late diagnosis of Autism (two conditions which often co-exist).
Ilana Estelle takes the reader on a thoughtful journey consisting mainly of the detailed notes, learnings, and self-help guidance that allowed her to transform from her angry and frustrated youth, to a fully-informed and deeply psychologically self-aware adult, eager to share her hard-won insights in the spirit of compassion for those it could possibly assist.
Articulated with careful detail, the author has done an impressive job of pulling together a laypersons guide to living a life (regardless of the challenges faced), that is tuned to be spiritually, emotionally, and physically richer.
At the same time, the author has provided a glimpse into the heartbreak of her childhood, followed by years of confusion and trauma, as in the absence of any sort of helpful medical insight, she struggled to understand her condition, and what she could only, without any information to frame what she was experiencing, tragically identify as her failings.
As her truth was eventually revealed to her, a path to a new beginning, fuelled by greater awareness and understanding of how (because of an injury occurring at birth) her brain differed structurally from those around her, and what emotional, cognitive and mobility implications (most of which she was unaware of ) would explain her past challenges and provide her a new focus.
Fascinating in both its depth and the insights provided by this deeply reflective and neuro-divergent view of the possibilities opened up by self-awareness, kindness, focused effort and an optimistic look at the power of self-transformation."
For anyone interested in grabbing copies of either of my books, you can order paper back or Kindle copies on Amazon, or through the following link https://linktr.ee/Ilana_Estelle
I thoroughly enjoyed reading this review of your book ‘Cerebral Palsy A Story,’ as it elucidates well the book’s unique qualities of positive reflectiveness. I’ll say it again, your wonderful book is worthy of a place on anyone’s book shelf.
I am really looking forward to reading more reviews over the next few days.
Thank you. Yesterday I concluded the book tour for Cerebral Palsy: ‘A Story.’ There are some cracking reviews, which I am hoping to put out on my website in the next few days.
My book can help you turn around the way you look at and live your life. As you have said, for the price of two cups of coffee what have you got to lose?