May 5, 2024 • 1 min
Inspiration From the Heart of a Warrior.
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(00:00):
Welcome to the w b Z BookClub. I'm Jordan Rich. One of
my dear friends, Mary McManus istruly an inspiration. She's written several books
of prose and poetry about overcoming physicalchallenge. Her latest is called A Most
Unlikely Runner, Inspiration from the Heartof a Warrior, and she certainly is
that. Many years ago, shewas dealt a serious blow a diagnosis of
post polio syndrome, a neuromuscular diseasewith no cure. As a young person,
(00:24):
Mary suffered the effects of childhood paralyticpolio, as well as abuse at
the hands of some family members,but she was determined at a young age
to heal and has been on thatjourney ever since. Mary has consistently defied
the odds, even running the BostonMarathon a few years back, and despite
setbacks, she reflects on her body'scapacity to get stronger to heal. Heartfelt
(00:44):
and beautiful words in this new bookwill make you believe that anything in this
world is possible. A Most UnlikelyRunner Inspiration from the Heart of a Warrior
by Mary McManus, and do checkout marymcmanus dot com for more. And
that's the book Club WBZ, Boston'snews radio
Welcome to the w b Z BookClub. I'm Jordan Rich. One of
my dear friends, Mary McManus istruly an inspiration. She's written several books
of prose and poetry about overcoming physicalchallenge. Her latest is called A Most
Unlikely Runner, Inspiration from the Heartof a Warrior, and she certainly is
that. Many years ago, shewas dealt a serious blow a diagnosis of
post polio syndrome, a neuromuscular diseasewith no cure. As a young person,
(00:24):
Mary suffered the effects of childhood paralyticpolio, as well as abuse at
the hands of some family members,but she was determined at a young age
to heal and has been on thatjourney ever since. Mary has consistently defied
the odds, even running the BostonMarathon a few years back, and despite
setbacks, she reflects on her body'scapacity to get stronger to heal. Heartfelt
(00:44):
and beautiful words in this new bookwill make you believe that anything in this
world is possible. A Most UnlikelyRunner Inspiration from the Heart of a Warrior
by Mary McManus, and do checkout marymcmanus dot com for more. And
that's the book Club WBZ, Boston'snews radio
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