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    <body><![CDATA[I fell in love with Jennifer Estess and her sisters. The Estess’s sisters have a beautiful bond; always there for each other; they are an unstoppable force. Jennifer is doing what we are all doing; working, being busy, working-out, reaching for the dream, meeting up with friends and then her leg m...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/69750136">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[This is the story of Jennifer Estess, a real person who was diagnosed with ALS, a fatal muscle wasting disease.  This book got so many good reviews and people seemed to really like it, so I was somewhat surprised that my own experience wasn't better than it was.  <br/><br/>First the good stuff:  I...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/66780830">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[It has been a couple of years since I read this book but I remember I enjoyed reading it.  If any of her friends or family read this review I think she was amazing to first go through what she did and second not waste a day of her life.  Thank you for making this book happen.]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[While living in San Antonio I became &quot;friends&quot; with a woman who was in the latter stages of ALS. I would go by weekly and visit- standing at her bedside chattering about anything that came to mind- carrying on this monologue until I ran out of things to say and then I would leave. I cannot...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/39688922">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[I didn't really know what ALS was and this story really touched me. When I started my job at Carlson I found out one of my co-workers' spouse had ALS and I knew her through the last year of his life. I was so glad I had read this book so I new what she was going through. ]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[This was a tear-jerker!  This is an amazing story of how three sisters fought together to find an impossible cure for a debilitating illness.  It is a story that teaches the important lessons life through a heart-wrenching tale.  Keep a box of kleenex close!]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[Jenifer Estess shows us that even in the most difficult times of your life you can live and love to the fullest. We forget that our lives can change in an instant and we should live like there is no tomorrow.]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[I don't think the subject could be any sadder but this is not a depressing book.  I found myself encouraged by the author and the fantastic ways her sisters support her.  Wonderful book.]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[This was such a beautiful book about a woman dying of ALS.  I found it incredibly moving and such a &quot;teaching&quot; book.  Jenifer lived and died with such courage, beauty and grace.  The lessons I learned were to love hard and work hard.  To live with dignity and loyalty.  The relationship she...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/45376444">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[what a GREAT book. And what a sad story. It sure makes you appreciate life a lot more.]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[I just finished reading this book and thought it was quite the eye opener. I had heard of ALS but didn't have a clue as to how it actually affects the body and how such diagonisis is a sentence to a slow, cruel death.  This story is truly inspiring, full of courage, drive and determination amist a g...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/46963864">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[What a wonderful and amazing, yet incredibly sad and tragic book. Before even reading it, I knew how the end would go...anyone who knows about ALS knows what the end result is..yet as I kept reading I would think &quot;No, there has GOT to be way she gets out of the this.&quot; I also found myself a...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/11903507">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[	I read this books in two days. I saw a movie about Jenifer Estess in London the summer after Mom’s diagnosis. Doug had watched it before and thought I would like it. I was always a little interested in ALS since watching ‘Pride of the Yankees’ as a child. Now, my ears perked up every time I h...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/8634176">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[Warning:  this book is very sad.<br/><br/>It is the story of a woman who died of ALS (Lou Gehrig's Disease).  Like Tuesdays With Morrie, the book relates the cruel, unremitting progress of the disease, told mostly from the point of view of someone who was close with the decedent.  In Tales From th...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/7827017">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[Loved, loved, loved this book!<br/><br/>I had to go on a waiting list for this book at the bookstore because they were sold out of all of their copies.  I originally heard about Tales from the Bed when I saw the documentary &quot;Three Sisters&quot; on HBO.  I was so deeply moved by the story of t...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/6385659">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[Found the author to be irritatingly self-centered, naive and disconnected from the reality of a terminal illness. I only got halfway through the book, and never felt that she ever gave an honest assessment or accounting of what it is truly like to have ALS. Not recommended.]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[I read this book about a year ago but it stands out as one of the best memoirs I've ever read. The author had ALS in her mid-thirties. Yes, it is a tear jerker but it makes you appreciate your life and realize you have very little to complain about. I loved it. ]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[If you you have known or loved someone with Lou Gherig's disease (ALS) you will want to read this book. There are no words to describe how wonderful it was to read this story understanding the struggles my grandmother went through as did the main character of this story. She and my grandmother both ...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/32364585">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[Ugg...this is the story of a strong, brave women living with ALS. The story is so moving and well written it is hard to forget each page and each paragraph. Its a story that will stay with you forever.]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[This book is truly uplifting, emotional, sad, and full of courage.  I sometimes forget to enjoy every second of life, and this book kindly reminded me to never forget to.]]></body>
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