Cerebral Palsy: A Story: Finding the Calm After the Storm ~ Book Blog Tour Guest Post & Giveaway!

CEREBRAL PALSY: A STORY

Finding the Calm After the Storm

by Ilana Estelle

Genre: Adult Non-Fiction

Category: memoir

Publisher: RedDoor Press

Pages: 288 pages

Release date: Feb 1, 2020

Content Rating: G

Book Description:

Born the second of premature twins, Ilana knew she was different from a young age, but for all the wrong reasons. Part memoir, part motivational guide, this is Ilana's open and honest journey, from an angry confused child, knowing something was wrong, but not knowing what, to the 'real' her - a courageous woman using her experiences and lessons to create inspiring messages about mental and physical health, positivity, resilience and change. 

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Guest Post:

"What I hoped for in writing my book" 

by Ilana Estelle

I know what I deal with now and understand my disability. Without the book I could never have had that.  

Initially, I never thought about my book in that way. I wanted and needed to know what was wrong with me and for me to be able to piece my symptoms together for the first time. I knew I struggled with certain elements of a disability. Having completed the book now, I have come face to face with my disability for the first time, and that feels good. I also have closure. Without the book and with my blog, I could never have achieved that either.

So overall, writing the book has been a cathartic experience, it has brought a knowing and understanding where I previously had none. It has empowered me to want to do better and be better. I would like my readers to take away the overriding message of positivity and that we very much have the tools to change our lives where we think it is necessary.

More About Ilana Estelle:

Living with cerebral palsy is enormously difficult. But what if you never knew you had it? This is the incredible story of Ilana Estelle. Born the second of premature twins, an hour apart, from a young age Ilana knew she was different, but for all the wrong reasons. 

A child of the '60s, Ilana experienced first-hand the way that disability was: so often brushed under the carpet, not spoken about. Her constant physical and mental struggles made her feel isolated, alone, frustrated, and misunderstood… and it took 46 years for her to find out why. Part memoir, part motivational guide, Cerebral Palsy: A Story: Finding the Calm After The Storm is Ilana’s open and honest journey from an angry, confused child -- knowing something was wrong, not knowing what was wrong, what her disability was, or that there was a diagnosis -- to the real her: a courageous woman using her experiences and lessons to create inspiring messages about mental and physical health, positivity, resilience and change.

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