Determined to matter
Subtitle: a family facing inoperable brain cancer
By: by Jen O'Hara ; including blogs written by Dan O'Hara
Contributors: O'Hara, Dan
Edition: 1st ed.
Publisher: Scarletta Press
Published: 2013
Place of publication: Minneapolis, Minn
Language: eng
Number of pages: 321
ISBN-13: 9781938063220; 9781938063206; 9781938063213
Subjects: Grief; Loss (Psychology); Bereavement; Psychological aspects
Description: Shannon O'Hara, skating down the ice chasing after the puck, comes face to face with a larger-than-life opposing team player. Never one to back down from anything, barely five feet fall, Shannon tangles with the player and ends up with a penalty. As she sits in the penalty box only thinking about getting out in two minutes no one would ever imagine that this beautiful, vibrant, and competitive young spirit will be gone in 54 days. The devastating news that 12-year-old Shannon is diagnosed with an inoperable brain tumor is unfathomable, surreal, and unimaginable. This is the raw and emotional story of the O'Hara's as they prepare for the fight of their lives, and their ultimate loss.
Table of contents: title: The penalty box; title: Diagnosis day; title: The blog; title: Shannon the cannon; title: Community; title: Eyes wide open; title: Family ties; title: Sisterhood rules; title: Fear factor; title: Stubborn steak; title: It takes an army; title: New normal; title: The sound of music; title: Sports; title: Passion found; title: The rebels; title: Memphis on broadway; title: St. Jude; title: The dumpster; title: EIO- born wise; title: The letters; title: Grief; title: Hope; title: Lessons learned; title: Back to the start; title: Epilogue: memorials and moving on.