Was It Spectacular? : A Memoir (Paperback)

Half a world away from home in 1976, eighteen-year old Anne B. Thomas awakens on the side of a two-lane road paralyzed from the chest down. Fast forward through a rigorous year of physical therapy to when her doctor gives her an ominous warning: "You will live a long time and be a burden on your family for the rest of your life unless you check yourself into a nursing home". Anne spends the rest of her life proving that doctor wrong. This brutally honest memoir follows Anne's journey as a young woman learning to navigate an inaccessible world to developing a fierce sense of self-worth to becoming a tireless advocate for others. An award-winning storyteller, Anne wrote this memoir to share her adventures, heartbreaks, and triumphs in a life well-lived - one that was spectacular.