{"product_id":"smile-like-a-pirate-finding-hope-in-loss-hardcover","title":"Smile Like a Pirate!: Finding Hope in Loss - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003e\"Is it too soon for pirate jokes?\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOn December 5th, 2018, my life changed. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAfter my fourth surgery in eighteen months, I had to make a decision: go through another extensive knee surgery for a ten percent chance of keeping my leg, or amputate my leg above the knee. Choosing to have my right leg amputated, I was devastated.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAfter shedding tears for a couple days, I no longer wanted to cry. I wanted to laugh. I needed to laugh. So I made a post on social media that said: \"Thank you so much for the prayers and support... I've decided that I can either cry or laugh. So my social media is going to be funny. Sometimes really dark, but funny.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA dear friend, Jannell responded, \"Is it too soon for pirate jokes?\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis book is not about my amputation experience. It is not about the decade of pain, fear, and grief from medical issues prior to the amputation.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eQuite simply, this book is about hope. Amongst ten years of medical struggles and the accompanying grief and loss, I figured out where to find hope and how to hold onto that hope.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThis book is about overcoming loss, grief, and difficulty through hope. Whether amputation, cancer, or even loss of a loved one, you can find hope. Just like I did.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67950787494111,"sku":"9781735629018","price":35.98,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0813\/8958\/4607\/files\/7DGQp1Wn2S9781735629018.webp?v=1791597058","url":"https:\/\/blackandbarhe.com\/products\/smile-like-a-pirate-finding-hope-in-loss-hardcover","provider":"Black \u0026 Barhe Bookstore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}