{"product_id":"if-i-die-before-i-wake-a-caregivers-journey-9781643616278","title":"If I Die Before I Wake: A Caregiver's Journey","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIf I Die Before I Wake: A Caregiver's Journey\u003c\/strong\u003e by Eli Shaw. paperback edition. ISBN: 9781643616278.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIt all began in 1958 when I was ten. A young family had just moved into the neighborhood. One sunny summer day while I was sitting on the steps to my house, a young boy came up to me and rolled his ball to my feet. With the sun in my face I said hi and rolled it back. He ran off. A few days later he did it again. I eventually became friends with him. I told my mom that a Chinese family had moved into the neighborhood and their son, Charlie, was my new friend. She said, bring him over for supper. I did and after supper he left and my mom told me a story about people who have something called \"Mongoloidism\", now Down Syndrome. I became his mentor to protect him from the bullies and I got beat up more than he did. He suddenly left and I vowed that I would do something in my life that would change that bullying attitude. This book is about the sixty years since that time where I made good on my vows. It is a group of chapters that comprise the ah ha moments in my journey as a caregiver all over the world. I hope you enjoy and are enlightened by my story.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Westwood Books Publishing LLC","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45212598960181,"sku":"ByrdShop_1643616277","price":101.62,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0627\/8139\/0901\/files\/9781643616278_a3519110-8fa9-407e-9729-471293eb9bd4.jpg?v=1778811638","url":"https:\/\/atxbooks.com\/products\/if-i-die-before-i-wake-a-caregivers-journey-9781643616278","provider":"ATX Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}