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100 1  Alexander, Rebecca|c(Psychotherapist) 
245 10 Not fade away :|ba memoir of senses lost and found /|cby 
       Rebecca Alexander with Sascha Alper. 
264  1 New York, New York :|bGotham,|c[2014] 
300    308 pages ;|c22 cm 
336    text|2rdacontent 
337    unmediated|2rdamedia 
338    volume|2rdacarrier 
520    "The inspiring memoir of a young woman who is slowly 
       losing her sight and hearing yet continues to live each 
       day with grace and purpose. Thirty-four-year-old Rebecca 
       Alexander is a psychotherapist, a spin instructor, a 
       volunteer, and an athlete. She is also almost completely 
       blind, with significantly deteriorated hearing. Not Fade 
       Away is a deeply moving exploration of the obstacles we 
       all face-physical, psychological, and philosophical. Like 
       The Diving Bell and the Butterfly, Rebecca's story is an 
       exquisite reminder to live each day to its fullest. When 
       Rebecca was twelve, her parents were told that she would 
       be completely blind before she turned thirty. At eighteen,
       she fell through a window, shattering her body. In college,
       she found out that due to a rare genetic disorder-Usher 
       Syndrome Type III-she was losing her hearing as well. 
       Since then, she has earned two Master's degrees from 
       Columbia University, ridden a six-hundred-mile bike race, 
       hiked the Inca Trail, and established a thriving career-
       all while maintaining a vibrant social life. In Not Fade 
       Away, Rebecca charts her journey from a teenager who tried
       to hide her disabilities, to a woman who is able to face 
       the world exactly as she is. She meditates on what she's 
       lost-the sound of laughter and skies full of stars, which 
       she can now only imagine (though, she quips, "It's not 
       like anyone can see stars in New York anyway")-and what 
       she's found in return: an exquisite sense of intimacy with
       family and friends who've stuck by her, and a profound 
       appreciation for everything she still has. Even though 
       Rebecca inhabits a gradually darkening world, she refuses 
       to let that stop her from living life with joy and 
       enthusiasm."--|cProvided by publisher. 
600 10 Alexander, Rebecca|c(Psychotherapist)|xHealth. 
650  0 Retinitis pigmentosa|xPatients|zUnited States|vBiography. 
650  0 Usher's syndrome|xPatients|zUnited States|vBiography. 
650  0 People with disabilities|zUnited States|vBiography. 
650  0 BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Personal Memoirs. 
650  0 SOCIAL SCIENCE / People with Disabilities. 
650  0 SELF-HELP / Motivational & Inspirational. 
700 1  Alper, Sascha. 
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