About this title: Straight from the headlines comes the story of two students, one buried under the wrong name, one in a coma being cared for by the wrong family, and the heart wrenching discovery five weeks later that their identities had been mistakenly reversed. of b&w photos.
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Description: Good. Shows some signs of wear, and may have some markings on the inside. Shipped to over one million happy customers. Your purchase benefits world literacy! read more
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Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Howard Books
Date Published: 2008
ISBN-13:9781416567356ISBN:1416567356
Description: Fine in fine dust jacket. Near new condition. Just a hint of wear on DJ. Sewn binding. Cloth over boards. With dust jacket. 275 p. Contains: Illustrations. Audience: General/trade. read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Howard Books
Date Published: 2008-03-25
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Description: Very Good. Binding is tight and square. Text is clean, bright, and unmarked. DJ is VG. Some pages have light moisture exposure. We recommend EXPEDITED MAIL for even faster delivery! read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Howard Books
Date Published: 2008-03-25
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Description: Very Good. Like new hardcover in excellent condition with dust jacket intact, prior owner's initials on pages edges, no other writing, non-smoking home, clean text, binding tight, Christian business. read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Howard Books
Date Published: 3/25/2008
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Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Howard Books
Date Published: 2008-03-25
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Description: New. Hardback w/DJ. Enjoyable reading copy for your personal pleasure. You are buying a Book in NEW condition with very light shelf wear to include very light edge and corner wear. Buy it Now! ! ! As always, thank you for buying this book from International Book Source, YOUR ONE source FOR ALL your BOOK related NEEDS. Please remember to CHOOSE carefully how QUICKLY you would like to RECEIVE this material FAST, or standard (on next page). Thanks again! ! ! ! read more
Binding: Hardcover
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Date Published: 2008-03-25
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Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Howard Books
Date Published: 2008
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Description: Very Good-Used in Good jacket. / 1416567356. Dj has edge wear, Book is clean and tight. Ships with confirming email. 100% money back guarantee. read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Howard Books
Date Published: 2008
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Description: Very good in very good dust jacket. Sewn binding. Cloth over boards. With dust jacket. 275 p. Contains: Illustrations. Audience: General/trade. Minor minor shelf wear to DJ nothing wrong with book good enough for gifting/fast mail/Informationstation read more
Edition: 2d ptg.
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Howard, New York
Date Published: 2008
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Description: Book: Very Good. DJ: Very Good. 8vo. 275 pp. 6 1/8 x 9 1/4. Black boards with qtr red cloth, stamped in silver on spine. Blue dj. read more
Edition: First edition.
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Howard Books
Date Published: 2008
ISBN-13:9781416567356ISBN:1416567356
Description: Fine in very good dust jacket. Book as new. Dj has very slight edgewear. First edition, first printing. No markings or creasing. Pages bright and tight. Sewn binding. Cloth over boards. With dust jacket. 275 p. Contains: Illustrations. Audience: General/trade. read more
Edition: Illustrations
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Howard Books
Date Published: 2008
ISBN-13:9781416567356ISBN:1416567356
Description: Very good in very good dust jacket. Spine straight, binding tight, no reader/remainder/library marks, covers/pgs flat w/sharp corners, sm stain FFEP, mild shelf wear. 275 numbered pgs., . Audience: General/trade. Photos/other info available by e-mail. Daily(M-F)orders/e-mail responses. E-mail confirmation of shipment. Books stored in smoke-free, climate controlled environment. Check our feedback. read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Howard Books
Date Published: 2008
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Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Howard Pub Co
Date Published: 2008-03-25
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Publisher: Howard Books
Date Published: 2008
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"I made the mistake of reading some of the other reviews before writing my own. I am shocked by the insensitiviy and callousness of some people. It's one thing to not like the book, it's another to criticize and condemn people who have suffered through this. It seems to be a recurring theme for me lately. Anyway, I started reading this book last night and finished it this morning. Many times I was brought to tears and inspired by the love and devotion people can have for one another. There is a lot of worshipping, and praising God and all that in this book. It really turned some people off. The thing is though, that's what has allowed these people to go through such a horror. I can honor their beliefs and I still chose to skim through some of those passages. The story itself is heartbreaking and inspiring all at the same time. I would like to believe that I would know if it was my own daughter laying before me in an istance like this. However, none of us stood in their shoes, and therefore I, at least, have no authority to pass judgement. At the end of the day several families faced horror and tragedy that night in April 2006, the Cerak and Van Ryn families just got an extra twist in theirs. I was so inspired not only by these families but by their communities' support and devotion. I could only hope that my friends, family and neighbors would show up the same way for me."
"This is a true story about a horific accident involving a semi-truck and a college van in which several people were killed. The story focuses on two of the girls--Whitney Cerak, the one who died and the other, Laura Van Ryn, who did not. When the accident first happened, Laura was severely injured and her head was completely bandaged up. Her blond hair was poking out through the bandages and her eyes were blue so how would anyone know that it was not really Laura? Once the the bandages came off and all the swelling around the head and face went down Laura was looking like herself and her parents, siblings, friends, etc. were all thrilled at the progress she was making. In the meantime, Whitney Cerak's family buried her and began the grieving process on losing their daughter, sister, etc. As Laura continued to recover there were so many people who saw her and no one recognized that it was not really her but her Aunt Ruthann noticed right away that it did not even look like Laura. As the story goes on, there are many things that did not add up to the fact that this girl in the hospital bed was Laura. During Laura's physical therapy sessions she claimed that she was Whitney Cerak and, lo and behold, it really was Whitney and not Laura. I can't believe that one would not know their own flesh and blood. These people were so busy with their bible thumping that they never even noticed this was not their daughter, sister, friend, etc. These people were so devoted to the bible and praying that they could not see the forest from the trees. In the meantime, this was someone's daughter. Where is the christianity there? I just don't buy into this case of mistaken identity and I could not stand this book."
"I saw an interview on TV for this book a while back and went out to purchase the book later that week. I didn't intend to read it right away, but found myself so intrigued by the story of how these two girls got mixed up and how their identity was incorrect for so long that I couldn't help but start to read the book. Once I started it, I couldn't put it down.
The story is of a horrible car accident that leaves one survivor. The one survivor is thought to be one girl, and it is found out several months later that it is not her, but another girl. She was living in the hospital and was thought to have the life of the other girl. The other girl's family was present to comfort her through her recovery from this terrible accident, the other girl's friends came to see her, etc. When it is finally figured out that she isn't who they think she is, you see the amazing story of the two families as they accept what is now true compared to what they were initially led to believe.
I still have no idea how something like this could happen. I know that as a physical therapist in a rehab facility, we are always working with people who have experienced similar injuries, and have no idea how this person's identity could go by for so long as being mixed up. As I read the book I found myself questioning things that I am not sure I would have noticed if I was the treating therapist. As I think about it, I realize that this type of mix-up with this type of injury could be very common and it makes me wonder what we could do differently to prevent it from happening again.
This book is an eye-opener for anyone in the health care system as well as families of those who have a loved one who is in the hospital.
I had a hard time putting the book down and read it very quickly once I started reading it. It is a very sad story, but the faith of both families shows that with the help of God we can get through anything."
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