how I grew up, conquered illness, and made it down the mountain Sundquist, Josh. creator text biography nyu New York Viking c2010 2010 monographic eng

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322 p., [8] p. of plates : ill. ; 22 cm. Josh Sundquist was an energetic and inquisitive nine-year-old when he was diagnosed with Ewing's sarcoma, a virulent cancer that eventually claimed his left leg. His extraordinary journey takes him from his small southern town--with his father, an aspiring pastor questioning his faith, and his mother, a rigidly conservative homeschool teacher--through a dizzying array of hospitals, on to high school, and then to the mountains, where Josh learns to ski. On the slopes, Josh's world bursts wide open and he finds within him the drive to become a champion skier, despite his disability. While he navigates the dramas of high school and an unstable home life, Josh keeps his eyes on the prize--the 2006 Paralympics in Turin, Italy. Just Don't Fall isn't just the story of a boy becoming a man, but of a champion realizing his greatest aspiration.--Publisher description Josh Sundquist. n-us--- Sundquist, Josh Health Tumors in children Patients United States Biography Ewing's sarcoma Patients United States Biography B 9780670021468 0670021466 2009026831 100303 20250715155822.0 424332384