The Silent Journey traces the path of lifelong teacher Michael J. Bellito, who had to give up his beloved profession after suffering a stroke.
“I had a stroke on August 17, 2012,” he says.
“My whole right side was paralyzed, plus I had the inability to talk. I was only 62 years old, ready to start my forty-first year of teaching. Ironically, I taught speech as well as English. I couldn’t talk at all. Pretty wild for a speech teacher.
“It changed my life forever. I could either give up trying or make every day a new day. I chose the latter. With a whole group of therapists, I learned to walk and talk again, and to use my left hand exclusively. I learned to write and type this book with my left hand.
“This is a non-fiction, narrative book, which describes the agony I went through at first, and the relief I felt after two years at being able to come back.”
About the Author: Michael J. Bellito wrote several novels before this memoir. He was a teacher for forty years. He taught English and speech classes for thirty-two years at John Hersey High School in Arlington Heights, Illinois, and also taught at Harper College. The author and his wife Joani have two children and five grandchildren. “Today, I can’t move my right arm (my dominant arm). I can barely move my right leg, but I get around with no trouble, and I walk a half mile every day, without a cane. God has been good to me.” (It was originally written in 2016.)
The Silent Journey traces the path of lifelong teacher Michael J. Bellito, who had to give up his beloved profession after suffering a stroke.
“I had a stroke on August 17, 2012,” he says.
“My whole right side was paralyzed, plus I had the inability to talk. I was only 62 years old, ready to start my forty-first year of teaching. Ironically, I taught speech as well as English. I couldn’t talk at all. Pretty wild for a speech teacher.
“It changed my life forever. I could either give up trying or make every day a new day. I chose the latter. With a whole group of therapists, I learned to walk and talk again, and to use my left hand exclusively. I learned to write and type this book with my left hand.
“This is a non-fiction, narrative book, which describes the agony I went through at first, and the relief I felt after two years at being able to come back.”
About the Author: Michael J. Bellito wrote several novels before this memoir. He was a teacher for forty years. He taught English and speech classes for thirty-two years at John Hersey High School in Arlington Heights, Illinois, and also taught at Harper College. The author and his wife Joani have two children and five grandchildren. “Today, I can’t move my right arm (my dominant arm). I can barely move my right leg, but I get around with no trouble, and I walk a half mile every day, without a cane. God has been good to me.” (It was originally written in 2016.)
The Silent Journey
124
The Silent Journey
124
Product Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781681817279 |
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| Publisher: | Strategic Book Publishing |
| Publication date: | 11/11/2019 |
| Pages: | 124 |
| Product dimensions: | 6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x 0.29(d) |