num_pages: 224
description: The amazing story of Dr. Phil McGraw's beloved sisterinlaw an ordinary woman transformed by tragedy who has become an extraordinary hero for us all. In 2001 Cindi Broaddus was a passenger in a car driving along a lonely highway on her way toward a muchanticipated vacation. Suddenly the predawn peace was shattered when an unknown assailant threw a gallonsized jar full of sulphuric acid off an overpass and through the windshield. Though Broaddus was covered with second and thirddegree burns across her face and body miraculously she did not die. Today she is not only alive and well but has a positive message of survival and hope to share. A Random Account recounts Broaddus's incredible journey from lifethreatening disaster to recovery. Throughout her yearslong often excruciating recuperation  involving numerous reconstructive surgeries multiple skin grafts and implanted tissue expanders  this single mother of three has had one to prevent such a terrible crime from happening again. Although her attacker has never been caught Broaddus travels far and wide sharing her story lobbying for improving highway safety and offering hope and downtoearth guidance for other victims of senseless tragedy. For such a random act can happen to anyone turning one's life upside down in an instant. As compelling as it is important A Random Act is a mustread tale of tragedy and triumph from a truly remarkable woman.
language: English
title: A Random Act: An Inspiring True Story of Fighting to Survive and Choosing to Forgive
publisher: William Morrow