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Book Description
bag lady. . .
is the inspiring story of one woman’s triumph
over a life buffeted by adversity and a mind-boggling
series of profound downers, any one of which would
defeat most of us. Bag Lady is a metaphor for the
physical and emotional “baggage” that encumbers every
person’s life. It is a memoir that reads like
page-turning fiction, but it is all true.
bag lady . . . is sometimes
hilarious, sometimes heart-breaking. Story by story, you
walk with the author as she slowly becomes aware that
there is something seriously wrong going on inside her
body. The first
signs show up during her growing-up years in Mexico and
El Salvador. They
multiply during her high school and college years in
Missouri and later during her marriage. Finally their
meaning is made clear. She has ulcerative colitis, a
relentless disease that puts her life on a physical and
emotional roller coaster. Eventually, she will have to
make a momentous decision: whether to continue limping
through life as it is, or confront the reality of her
condition and begin anew. Hers is the story of a Great
Comeback from pain and sorrow to a life of success and
joy.
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bag lady . . .
chronicles how the author coped with ulcerative colitis
before and after making the momentous decision to have
an ileostomy and commit to wearing a plastic bag on her
stomach for the rest of her life. Bag Lady speaks to the
millions of victims of ulcerative colitis, Crohn’s
disease and colon cancer, and to the family and friends
who live their illnesses with them. It is a book that
defeats fear and lifts hope, that has valuable lessons
for all of us on how to live a fulfilling life.
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PRAISE FOR bag
lady: A Memoir
“Reading ‘Bag Lady’
is like a conversation with a good friend.
This unflinching memoir grabs and holds us through
challenging, heart-tugging passages, leaving us better for
having read them. We’ve sold dozens of copies...a book club
favorite!”
Ann Nye, Owner
Excelsior Bay Books
Excelsior, Minnesota
“Sandra Benítez’s
story is not only about a bag woman; it is a tale of an extraordinary
woman, her life, her soul, and her families. Its honesty and
its emotion make it a text
on how to enjoy life. She displays the courage and the determination
of someone we
would love to say, ‘I know her.’ A must read for anyone and
everyone.”
Pedro “Joe” Greer, M.D. Gastroenterology, Founder of Miami’s
Camillus Health Concern
“I just finished Bag Lady and I could hear your voice!
Your imagery of the spiral is wonderful. I know that
our book club will choose to read your book.
Next time you’re in San Diego, we’d love to have you join us.”
Elizabeth Pappas
San Diego, California
“I received your book
yesterday and decided to peruse it during my lunch break and was
thoroughly captivated. In
no time at all I had read 50 pages. Reluctantly, I put it down
to get back to work.”
Anita Zager, Owner
Northern Lights Books and Gifts
Duluth,
Minnesota
“Bag Lady is very compelling. I am amazed at the beautiful
spirituality you’ve included in the story.
It truly is a story of great courage and inner strength.”
Marilyn Groth, Owner
Buffalo,
MN
“Bag lady is for all people with inflammatory bowel disease,
for those coming to anostomy some day, and for people like myself, old ostomates,
who need to rememberthe magic and grace that underscores our resurrections.”
Richard Solly, Author of Journey Notes: Writing
for Recovery
“I wanted you to know just how impressed I was with your
book. When I was
finished, when I was explaining the ending of the story to my
husband (I had been keeping him abreast as I went along) I was
so moved by your father’s terrible death, and all you had gone
through, that I just broke down crying.
You have given a wonderful gift to us all.
I would be delighted to have you to come to the (Nobel)
conference and sign your books.”
Judy Schultz, Book Buyer
Gustavus
Adolphus College
St. Peter,
MN
“I heard you/met you at Excelsior Bay
Books the other day. The next morning I walked back to the store
and bought Bag Lady.
Started it and stayed with it and just finished it last night,
in tears by the Epilogue.
Bag Lady ranks right up there with all the good books
I’ve ever read. And
now I want to read some of your other ones.”
Beth E. Waterhouse
Excelsior, Minnesota
An
Excerpt
INTRODUCTION
by New York Times Health Columnist Jane Brody and PREFACE
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