{"product_id":"on-any-given-day-9780895872333","title":"On Any Given Day","description":"\u003cp\u003eIn 1994  Joe was diagnosed with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis  Lou Gehrigs disease. The doctors told him his life would be over in twenty months or less. Joe told himself: Just live. He decided that he would recover  if not from the disease  then from the diagnosis. No doctor could predict what might be accomplished on any given day. This is the story of a man who was successful by every measure -- a pillar of his church and community  a top executive of his company  the father of three children. Using the resources at hand  Joe fashioned a credo combining the words of the psalmist and of baseball legend Cal Ripken  Jr. \"This is the day the Lord has made. Get up  go to the ballpark and do your very best\". Joe Martins best has been nothing short of spectacular. Having built a career as the acknowledged \"conscience\" of Bank of America  Joe took on the sponsorship of a program to organize low-income neighborhoods for greater political and economic clout  a year after his \"death sentence\". He helped start one of the Southeasts leading centers for ALS research and treatment. In Charlotte  North Carolina  he played a leading role in overturning a county government that threatened to rip apart his community along a religious fault line. For anyone whos been tempted to stop hoping  this book gives hope and possibilities. Its a blueprint for making the best out of every day  one day at a time. Its a book  too  about and for caregivers. Joes wife  Joan  leads a strong supportive cast. Family  friends and young assistants learn to redefine caregiving through commitment  to sustain dignity through love. And for those who imagine American business to be an impersonal profit machine  think again. No matter how severe ones disability  it is the value of the individual that powers corporate success.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"My Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45648351428661,"sku":"ByrdShop_0895872331","price":24.83,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0627\/8139\/0901\/files\/9780895872333.jpg?v=1781716875","url":"https:\/\/atxbooks.com\/products\/on-any-given-day-9780895872333","provider":"ATX Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}