Mistaken identity : two families, one survivor, unwavering hope
Title
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Mistaken identity : two families, one survivor, unwavering hope
Summary
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Meet Laura Van Ryn and Whitney Cerak: one buried under the wrong name, one in a coma and being cared for by the wrong family. This shocking case of mistaken identity stunned the country and made national news. Would it destroy a family? Shatter their faith? Push two families into bitterness, resentment, and guilt? Read this unprecedented story of two traumatized families who describe their ordeal and explore the bond sustaining and uniting them as they deal with their bizarre reversal of life lost and life found. And join Whitney Cerak, the sole surviving student, as she comes to terms with her new identity, forever altered, yet on the brink of new beginnings. "Mistaken Identity" weaves a complex tale of honesty, vulnerability, loss, hope, faith, and love in the face of one of the strangest twists of circumstances imaginable.
Year Published
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2008
Physical Description
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ix, 275 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
Personal Subject
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Van Ryn, Don-Family.
Cerak, Newell-Family.
Subject
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Brain damage -- Patients -- United States -- Biography.
Traffic accidents -- United States -- Psychological aspects -- Case studies.
Mistaken identity -- United States -- Case studies.
Traffic accident victims -- United States -- Identification -- Case studies.
Traffic accident victims -- Rehabilitation -- United States -- Case studies.
Daughters -- Biography.
Spiritual biography -- United States.
Geographic Term
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Fort Wayne (Ind.) -- Biography.
Gaylord (Mich.) -- Biography.
Added Author
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Van Ryn, Don.
Tabb, Mark.
Electronic Access
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Summary
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Meet Laura Van Ryn and Whitney Cerak: one buried under the wrong name, one in a coma and being cared for by the wrong family. This shocking case of mistaken identity stunned the country and made national news. Would it destroy a family? Shatter their faith? Push two families into bitterness, resentment, and guilt? Read this unprecedented story of two traumatized families who describe their ordeal and explore the bond sustaining and uniting them as they deal with their bizarre reversal of life lost and life found. And join Whitney Cerak, the sole surviving student, as she comes to terms with her new identity, forever altered, yet on the brink of new beginnings. "Mistaken Identity" weaves a complex tale of honesty, vulnerability, loss, hope, faith, and love in the face of one of the strangest twists of circumstances imaginable.
ISBN
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9781416567356
Publisher
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New York : Howard Books, c2008.
Library | Call Number | Type | Item Barcode | Status |
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Edmonton Christian High | 362.19 MIS | Book | 30905000055677 | Non-Fiction |