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Lisa Brodeur is a best-selling author of A Mother's Journey Through, Faith, Hope, and Courage. She was born and raised in Southbridge, Massachusetts, by her parents. Lisa has dedicated her life to bringing awareness to impaired driving through presentations and her heartfelt story. She currently lives in Charlton with her partner, Lenny, and together they care for her son, Kyle. Lisa wrote this book for her son Kyle, asking him many questions about his thoughts and feelings regarding his memoirs of being struck by an impaired driver. Their family's minivan was hit head-on on the evening of November 1st, 1997; this driver's wrong choice to drive intoxicated and take cocaine forever changed their lives. Lisa was disabled from the crash and lost her husband on impact. Her two daughters, only three and five, were traumatized and injured. Her son, ten years old, was breathing at two to three breaths a minute and was fighting for his life. Her son embarked on a journey of pain and suffering, but he is determined to live the best life possible. To contact Lisa, email her at LisaAbrod@charter.net.

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This is the story of an incredible and inspirational journey of a mother dedicated to her three children. She was determined to survive a tragic event through faith, hope, and courage. The mother was severely injured, and her devoted husband and father of her children was killed instantly. She watched her son fight for every breath he took to survive. Her daughters, only three and five years old, were traumatized. The young girls screamed in pain and wondered where their father and brother were. The mother buried her husband, stood by strongly as her son had surgery after surgery, and went to court to see that the man who changed their lives forever was served with justice. She tried to stay strong and focused for her children. She wasn't able to grieve the loss of her husband. She made endless medical decisions and stayed with her son in the hospital for many months. She waited to see progress from her comatose son and saw her little girls only on weekends. The girls trying to adjust emotionally and physically to their new life. This book will make someone think about his or her choices. Making the wrong choice, like doing drugs or driving intoxicated, can have a lasting impact on your life and the lives of others. Someone else's choices caused this mother's family to go on a journey that no one should ever have to endure.