Possibilities: Perseverance, Grace and the Story of One Family's Life with Leukemia - Tapa blanda

"A gut-wrenching journey of the eternal grit of the blessed Trinity inside a lad's irrepressible soul, surrounded by a thousand hearts and hands and minds joined as one in relentless love to defeat death--again, and again, and again, and again. Life cannot die. Everyone on earth should read this book."

--C. Baxter Kruger, Author of the International Bestseller, The Shack Revisited, and Patmos

"The long ordeal that Brennan Simkins and his family have faced down is offthecharts extraordinary. Turner Simkins' candid, raw account from the medical trenches will sadden and gladden your heart."

--Hampton Sides, bestselling author or Ghost Soldiers, Blood and Thunder, Hellhound On His Trail and, most recently, In the Kingdom of Ice.

"Simkins' memoir is an absorbing, suspenseful read, complete with a heartbreaking dramatic crescendo as Brennan recovers but others do not. A harrowing, ultimately inspiring cancer journal."

--Kirkus Review

"Possibilities is an unforgettable and powerful account of the untiring strength of love and beauty in life's most challenging circumstances. This book is wonderfully written, inspiring and tremendously moving."

--Wm. Paul Young, author of The Shack, Crossroads and Eve

"I was inspired by this boy when he was fighting for his life. And I am inspired by him now as he has proven that anything is possible if you believe in it."

--Peyton Manning, an American football star and founder of the Peyback Foundation to help disadvantaged children in Louisiana, Tennessee, and Indiana.

"You will laugh and cry as you share the emotions that Turner Simkins shared with all of us. Life is so precious!"

--Jack Nicklaus, recognized as the greatest professional golfer of all time, and his wife Barbara, founder of the Nicklaus Children's Health Care Foundation

Brennan Simkins was diagnosed with a rare subtype of leukemia on his 7th birthday. The next four years gave witness to one of the most improbable and exciting stories in this history of modern cancer. Unwilling to accept a hopelessly terminal diagnosis, his parents found the one researcher willing to design a new treatment protocol to keep him alive until a new cure could be identified and tried. This brutal yet beautiful story elegantly chronicles the innocent gracefulness and indefatigability of will that inspired Brennan's doctors and transformed the hearts of people around the world. Possibilities is a beautifully written, real life drama about the fighting spirit of one little boy who loved life, his brothers and was unwilling to give up. It has changed lives and turned the world of conventional cancer treatment upside down.