Amazon comIn this moving and engrossing memoir, veteran television news producer Richard Cohen relates a life spent dealing with multiple sclerosis, first diagnosed when he was 25 years old and just getting started in the competitive world of broadcast journalism As his career progressed, he struggled not only with the disease but the touchy овифе question of how much of the truth about himself to share with colleagues and potential employers Cohen spent much of his life running from the onset of the disease's symptoms from which his father and grandmother also suffered Defiantly, he took challenging, sometimes extremely dangerous assignments in Lebanon, Poland, and on the domestic political campaign trail, even as his body deteriorated But over the courseof Blindsided, it becomes apparent that illness had actually built Cohen up even as it ripped him apart Without the physical and mental toughness required to navigate a journalist's life while fighting back loss of eyesight and poor equilibrium, it's doubtful that the flaky kid we meet early in the book would transform into the award-winning professional Cohen eventually becomes His marriage to journalist Meredith Vieira, every bit his equal as both newshound and deadpan cynical comic, gave Cohen the stable family life and children he needed when MS made it impossible to continue in a traditional news job But two bouts with colon cancer in the late 1990s tested his resolve and his family's patience While Cohen is both courageous and inspirational, Blindsided is not the overly sentimental clichéd tale that stories about fighting illness often become He refuses to paint himself as the hero (except when making fun of his own failure to be heroic) and recounts in detail the strain that he put on his marriage and children Stories such as this often end with the memoirist arriving at a state of peace and mental clarity but again Cohen remains more compelling and credible by offering no such pat answers As with most people fighting to preserve their families, their lives, and their bodies, Richard Cohen's is an ongoing struggle --John MoeBook Description Richard M Cohen was a twenty-five-year-old television news producer when he was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis For thirty years he has battled MS, along with two recent bouts of colon cancer In Blindsided he chronicles a life characterized by accomplishment and adversity As Cohen writes, "This book is about surviving and flourishing, rising above fear and self-doubt and, of course, anger " With honesty and humor, he explores the effects of illness on his relationship with his wife, Meredith Vieira (host of ABC's The View), and their three children He tackles the nature of denial and resilience, the struggle for emotional health, and the redemptive effects of a loving family Blindsided is about celebrating life and coping with chronic illness, seen through the lens of one man's inspiring story.  Эту книгу2005 г 272 стр ISBN 0060014105.