At twelve years old, Martin was hit by an illness that slowly took his life away from him. A sore throat first turned into an inability to move or speak. Years later, he began to return to life. That's it in a nutshell, but the book is so much more than that. Martin tells of abuse he suffered in care homes, and being unable to communicate this abuse, he suffered silently. That part of the book was hardest to read---his vulnerability in the hands of supposed caregivers who molested him, not caring that he was aware of every action.
He talks about his faith, and how he felt God touch him, in the midst of his illness. He held onto that. And while parts of his life were unbearable, there were individuals who looked past his outside and began to pull him back to life. Virna, an aromatherapist, who worked his limbs and really looked at him as an individual, was the first person outside his family who really attempted to see past his disabilities. Her care was the springboard for everything that commenced afterward. She was his miracle.
Years later, he's working, has married, yet still lives with physical limitations. His spirit, however, soars.
(i received this book free to review from booklookbloggers)
