Gareth O'Callaghan is one of Irish radio's most popular and familiar
voices. In 2018, after receiving a life-changing diagnosis, he retired
from full time work and gave up the career in radio that he had loved
for decades. Here, in this deeply personal memoir, he tells his story of
love and hope. From the moments after his doctor uttered the
words Multiple System Atrophy -- a neurological disease that is both
progressive and incurable, and ultimately carries a fatal prognosis --
to how, drawing on inner reserves and determination, he pulled himself
from the darkness to come to terms with a new way of living. With his
trademark empathy, insight and honesty, he looks at how, no matter what
the circumstances, we can choose how we live and that every life must be
lived to the fullest. "For me, this is not a choice. It's all I
want, namely a full and loving life that I strive to choose every day
over everything else - considering that maybe the big odds are heavily
stacked against that. But I don't care what the odds might be; I'll keep
defying them for as long as I can keep fighting and living."
What Matters Now: A Memoir of Hope and Finding A Way Through the Dark
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€17.99
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