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About this book

This book sweeps the reader across nine years and four continents in the fateful odyssey of an internationally acclaimed actor who was suddenly stricken with a rare life-threatening disease. After several misdiagnoses it was determined that Michael York had Amyloidosis a blood disorder in which plaque infiltrates the bodys tissues and organs with potentially fatal consequences. His denial acceptance and eventual reversal of the disease are heightened by intimate details of the actors private life vignettes of his family friends and film legends the astonishing depiction of a stem cell transplant at Mayo Clinic and a charismatic encounter with John of God. Ultimately this journey reveals more than one persons encounter with illness: Michael Yorks fearless empowering message of courage is an inspiration for anyone confronting adversity and he brings it to life with resilient wit unique insights and profound humanity.