Bear's Embrace A Story of Survival

Name: Bear's Embrace A Story of Survival
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ISBN: 9780385721653

ISBN-10: 038572165X

ISBN-13: 9780385721653

Edition: N/A

Authors: Patricia Van Tighem

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On a chilly autumn morning in 1983, during a relaxing escape to the Canadian Rockies, Patricia Van Tighem and her husband were attacked by a grizzly bear. Although they survived, their ordeal was just beginning. For years Van Tighem endured numerous surgeries as doctors attempted to reconstruct her face and ease her pain. The nightmares that haunted her carried their own psychological burden. In many ways she had to redefine her sense of who she was. Yet she was resolved to recover–as a survivor, a wife and a mother. Van Tighem’s tale is astonishing and beautifully written. Showing a resilience that has overcome even the most traumatic of events, The Bear’s Embrace is a truly inspiring…

Book details

List price: $15.00
Publisher: Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group
Publication date: 2/4/2003
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 288
Size: 5.13" wide x 8.00" long x 0.63" tall
Weight: 0.660
Language: English

Patricia Van Tighem's story has been featured on National Geographic & BBC television. Trained as a nurse, she lives in a small town in the mountains of British Columbia with her husband & their four children.




The Hike



The Hospital



Home



Falling



The Dark Planet



The Bear's Embrace


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