People Like You extract
(RRP$49.95, Deep Hill Fine Art Media, ISBN: 9780980858204).
The challenge of hardship will bite hard for many this Christmas. This book could be the inspirational pick-me-up gift that gets you through as you realise you are not alone.
Glean hope from the real people who have gone before you and come through the other side.
Our present to you is to slash the recommended retail price from $49.95 to just $35 this festive season, with $5 from every sale going to the Springwood Neighbourhood Centre Christmas appeal.
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ROBYN'S WORDS TO YOU
``When you've had a stroke, or any accident or disability, it's awful but you've got it and you can't do anything about it, so do your exercises and get on with your life. I've been there.
``If you can't go in the front door, you can always go around the back. I'm always going around the back.
``Persevere, really persevere, and don't let anyone stop you. Just try, just make an effort. I don't feel sympathy for people who won't try. I know that's harsh, but I can say that because I've been there.
``You've got a life to live and you only have one to lead. It may not go how you want it to, but you've got to get out there. `Woe is me' is no good to anyone.''
(Stroke Recovery Association of NSW president Robyn Artlett's right side of her body was paralysed by a stroke at age 29. Then a single mother-of-three including a newborn, she re-learned how to do absolutely everything using just her left hand.)
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