Chosen … to Never Walk Alone!
An Inspiring Story of a Disabled Christian Woman’s Life
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“Chosen…To Never Walk Alone! relates the inspiring story of a Christian woman’s life as she accepts complete dependence upon others for her care and carves out her life with a “family” of in-home caregivers. Sections describe how she faces challenges and obstacles with a smile on her face and hope in her heart as God’s chosen one.”
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Chosen … To Never Walk Alone! 1930–2001, 2001–2012, by Susan Shanks, PhD, Professor Emerita of the Department of Communicative Disorders and Deaf Studies at California State University, Fresno, is an inspiring autobiography of a disabled, single Christian woman’s walk with God as He molded her for special ministries. The author describes how she coped in a dysfunctional family and continues with the story of how God led her during her struggle with polio and the years she prepared to teach in an elementary school classroom (BEd), to work as a speech therapist in a rehabilitation clinic (MA), and to teach speech-language pathology at a university (PhD).
Susan also focuses her work on the ministries she began after retirement and a period of sadness following the long illness and death of her loving, lifelong caregiver—her mother. Finally, the reader is told how the author is guided in her attempts to maintain an independent lifestyle, even through illness. The themes of faith, hope, and trust sing through this book, which relates a tale of an abundant life overflowing with small miracles.
About the Author
In 1949, after her freshman year at Michigan State University, Susan contracted polio. Completely dependent upon others after the illness, mainly her mother, for her physical needs, Susan strove to achieve her goal to teach in her chosen profession, speech-language pathology. She has overcome obstacles with a smile on her lips and hope in her heart.