It's Not Yet Dark

from BenKline

A very emotional and powerful autobiography by Siimon Fitzmaurice, a film director with ALS. Its bleak and depressing but hopeful and powerful and uplifting. I haven't seen his works (yet) or knew of him, but this was on the new shelf at the library and the back looked interesting so I decided to...

from LivelyLady

A perspective introspection of living with a terminal disease...not dying with one! The author is diagnosed with ALS as a young father. When respiratory failure hits, he has to fight to be put on a ventilator as it is not the custom in Ireland with their healthcare system. He goes on to father mo...

from bookandsword

"I do not eat or drink or walk or talk the way you do. I don't breathe without a machine helping me day and night. I cannot move my arms or legs. And yet. I'm still man. I've lost so much. And yet. I'm still here. I feel everything. The slightest feather touch anywhere on my body. And my heart is...

from lauriebrown54

Simon Fitzmaurice was only 33 when he was given a diagnosis of ALS (Lou Gehrig's disease, motor neuron disease) and given four years to live. A filmmaker with a young family, he wasn't about to just sit and give up. In 2010, the muscles that allowed him to breathe failed, and he was advised to ju...

from Cherylk

This is the first time that I have heard the name Simon Fitzmaurice. Although, after finishing this book, I can guarantee you that it will not be the last time. In fact, I am more intrigued now to check out Mr. Fitzmaurice's film and other work. What I loved the best about this book is the simpli...