Mistaken identity : two families, one survivor, unwavering hope
Titre
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Mistaken identity : two families, one survivor, unwavering hope
Sommaire
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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.
Date de publication comme intervalle
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2008
Description matérielle
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ix, 275 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
Vedette-matière - nom de personne
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Van Ryn, Don-Family.
Cerak, Newell-Family.
Terme de vedette-matière
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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.
Terme géographique
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Fort Wayne (Ind.) -- Biography.
Gaylord (Mich.) -- Biography.
Vedette secondaire auteur
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Van Ryn, Don.
Tabb, Mark.
Accès électronique
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Résumé
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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.
Numéro international normalisé des livres (ISBN)
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9781416567356
Informations de publication
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New York : Howard Books, c2008.
Bibliothèque | Numéro de rayon | Type de document | Code à barres du document | Statut |
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Edmonton Christian High | 362.19 MIS | Book | 30905000055677 | Non-Fiction |