<![CDATA[In an Instant: A Family's Journey of Love and Healing]]>

false <![CDATA[In an Instant: A Family's Journey of Love and Healing]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172764830m/214049.jpg 214049 6 In one of the most anticipated books of the year, Lee Woodruff, along with her husband, Bob Woodruff, share their never-before-told story of romance, resilience, and survival following the tragedy that transformed their lives and gripped a nation. In January 2006, the Woodruffs seemed to have it all–a happy marriage and four beautiful children. Lee was a public relations executive and Bob had just been named co-anchor of ABC’s World News Tonight. Then, while Bob was embedded with the military in Iraq, an improvised explosive device went off near the tank he was riding in. He and his cameraman, Doug Vogt, were hit, and Bob suffered a traumatic brain injury that nearly killed him. In an Instant is the frank and compelling account of how Bob and Lee’s lives came together, were blown apart, and then were miraculously put together again–and how they persevered, with grit but also with humor, through intense trauma and fear. Here are Lee’s heartfelt memories of their courtship, their travels as Bob left a law practice behind and pursued his news career and Lee her freelance business, the glorious births of her children and the challenges of motherhood. Bob in turn recalls the moment he caught the journalism “bug” while covering Tiananmen Square for CBS News, his love of overseas assignments and his guilt about long separations from his family, and his pride at attaining the brass ring of television news–being chosen to fill the seat of the late Peter Jennings. And, for the first time, the Woodruffs reveal the agonizing details of Bob’s terrible injuries and his remarkable recovery. We learn that Bob’s return home was not an end to the journey but the first step into a future they have learned not to fear but to be grateful for. In an Instant is much more than the dual memoir of love and courage. It is an important, wise, and inspiring guide to coping with tragedy–and an extraordinary drama of marriage, family, war, and nation. A percentage of the proceeds from this book will be donated to the Bob Woodruff Family Fund for Traumatic Brain Injury. 1707597 1 3 2007 In an Instant: A Family's Journey of Love and Healing total:619|5:225|4:253|3:122|2:17|1:2| 619 2539 841 207 3 1 false false Mon Sep 01 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Wed Aug 27 10:54:03 -0700 2008 Fri Sep 05 11:26:12 -0700 2008
Working in rehabilitation, I was mainly interested in the experience they had while recovering from his TBI. I expected the boo...more...]]> 4 1 false false Tue Apr 01 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Mon Apr 07 17:37:46 -0700 2008 Tue Apr 15 09:53:04 -0700 2008
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Lee Woodruff questions her husband's physician " Will he still love me?" Yes, his phyiscian answers. I have not had a patient who didn't love the people he loved before."

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This book is a beautifully written account of a family's journey and testament to the importance of love, hope, and faith. Throughout the book Lee and Bob present stories and feelings surrounding his injury and other components ...more...]]> 3 0 false false Sun Sep 28 16:16:23 -0700 2008 Fri Nov 07 06:42:47 -0800 2008 more...]]> 4 0 false false Sat Oct 04 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Thu Sep 25 12:13:37 -0700 2008 Sat Oct 04 20:32:09 -0700 2008 more...]]> 5 0 false false Thu May 01 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Sun Aug 31 09:19:13 -0700 2008 Sun Aug 31 09:19:39 -0700 2008 This is a love story. One might question this when a journalist has to fight for his life after being wounded while covering the Iraqi war, but not once you read Lee and Bob Woodruff’s amazingly poign...more...]]> 3 0 false false Mon May 19 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Sun Apr 27 13:21:35 -0700 2008 Tue May 20 03:56:16 -0700 2008 more...]]> 4 0 false false Thu Apr 10 15:11:10 -0700 2008 Thu Apr 17 12:10:19 -0700 2008 more...]]> 4 0 false false Sat Mar 01 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Wed Mar 26 14:53:51 -0700 2008 Thu Apr 24 18:34:16 -0700 2008 more...]]> 3 0 false false Sat Apr 12 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Sat Mar 15 23:18:46 -0700 2008 Sat Apr 12 00:08:51 -0700 2008 more...]]> 4 0 false false Thu Nov 06 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Fri Mar 07 17:49:02 -0800 2008 Tue Dec 16 13:47:46 -0800 2008 more...]]> http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=214049