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When Force Meets Fate

By: Jamison Hill
Narrated by: Chris McLinden
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A memoir of a healthy young man who survives a fatal car crash only to be plagued by a mysterious illness that robs him of the ability to walk, talk, and eat solid food. When Force Meets Fate is a captivating, transcendent survival story that forces all of us to reckon with our mortality and the fragility of life.

At age 22, Jamison Hill was a fitness instructor who could lift more than 400 pounds. Five years later, after surviving a tragic car accident that killed the other driver, a rare disease left Jamison bedridden and too weak to hold a water glass. He spent every day lying motionless in bed, his body paralyzed by pain and fatigue, his mind hijacked by flashes of crunched metal, broken windshields, and exploding gas tanks.

After months of not being able to speak or eat, Jamison's health finally improved and he began to tell his story. When Force Meets Fate is an unflinching exploration of the human condition, notably how our strengths and limitations shape our identities and how unexpected events can inevitably alter our perceptions.

It's a story of perseverance - of sheer will and unrelenting fight - but also of overcoming life's toughest challenges through the power of vulnerability and how freeing it can be to surrender to the unpredictability of circumstances out of our control.

©2020 Jamison Hill (P)2020 Jamison Hill
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Wonderful !!

Thank you Jamison for your raw honesty as to how debilitating and humiliating this illness is. I am a fellow Severe Me/Cfs sufferer bedbound 24/7. I can relate to so much you have written about in this book. While listening to this book i felt less alone in my suffering.

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Honest, devastating reality for millions worldwide

Thank you Jamison for being brave enough to share your story of living (or existing) with ME/CFS. You’ve touched on subjects I’m too uncomfortable to talk about, but I relate to so much. Let’s hope treatments are coming soon and we can pick up the pieces and build something that resembles a life.

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