Muddy Thursday: A Memoir - 3254

Muddy Thursday is the true story of a young boy growing up in a suburb of St. Paul, Minnesota in the 1990s. Despite having cystic fibrosis (CF), a life-threatening genetic disease, Ray Garvey lives each day with joy and purpose. At school, Ray is the comical boy every kid wants to sit by, and with his knack for bringing everyone together, Ray is the ring-leader of the neighborhood. He is also a best friend and role model to his younger sister Martha, who was also diagnosed with cystic fibrosis. Ray’s mother is an elementary school teacher, his father a K9 police officer. Both parents have a curious past and their early experiences – the good ones and the bad ones –play a role in how they raise two children living with cystic fibrosis. Yet nothing could prepare them for the sudden, unexplained death of their twelve-year-old son. Following Ray’s death, his little sister is left to forge ahead without her only sibling. Martha bravely faces every milestone and CF complication without her sidekick. Ray’s father tries to cope with the loss of his son by immersing himself into his work, but his mother leaves her teaching position and retreats inside her home – inside her head – by circumstance and choice. Not until her own mortality comes into question, after a breast cancer diagnosis, does she ask herself this. “Who am I to squander the life I was given, no matter its challenges?” This is a tale about the kind of tragedy that can destroy a family, but even after their horrific loss, the Garvey family shows up with humor, strength, and perseverance. Ultimately Muddy Thursday is a beautiful, heartwarming story that will inspire readers to embrace life wholeheartedly, even in the face of adversity.
ASIN: 0578869837
VSKU: BVV.0578869837.G
Condition: Good
Author/Artist:Garvey, Darla K
Binding: Paperback