Author: Jill Kelly
Genre: Memoir/Christian Biography (September 2010)
About: Football star Jim Kelly and his wife Jill find out their infant son has a rare, fatal illness and is expected to survive for only 14 months. This is the story of how Hunter Kelly, who succumbed to Krabbe Leukodystrophy at the age of 8, changed their lives forever.
Thoughts: Absolutely loved this story. Jilly Kelly does a fabulous job of opening her heart, her life, her marriage, her struggles, and her reality to readers. Several pages of pictures are included, which is always my favorite part. I'm a visual person, so to be able to read the story and see the pictures made it all the more heartbreaking and inspirational. The book is faith-based, and I enjoyed reading about Jim Kelly's transformation from philanderer to faithful servant.
Source: Library
Why I Chose: This was everything I love in a book all wrapped in one - medical-related, sad but inspirational, lots of pictures, memoir, sports.
Recommend? Yes, definitely.
Rating: 5/5
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