Ghost Boy: The Miraculous Escape of a Misdiagnosed Boy Trapped Inside His Own Body

233 Pages·2013·2.32 MB·English

by  Pistorius Martin

Praise for Martin Pistorius and Ghost Boy
Reading this book brought me much closer to my son Logan, who has severe
autism and is unable to speak. My understanding of Logan’s personal challenges
were greatly clarified by Martin Pistorius’ ability to commit his experiences to
writing. For anyone whose life has been touched by someone with
communication challenges this book is a must!
— Glen Dobbs, president,
ProxTalker.com, LLC
Martin’s story not only typifies a person with great depth and humanity, but also
of a great aptitude for life. This book is a must-read.
— Erna Alant, professor and
Otting Chair in Special
Education, Indiana
University, Bloomington,
USA
It is my sincere opinion that this book be required reading for anyone that works
with children that have disabilities or is considering working in the field. Martin
illustrates the person behind the disability as a “whole being” and it will change
the way people with little experience in the field look at those with physical
challenges.
— Karen Gorman, assistive
technology coordinator D75
NYCDOE
Ghost Boy is a book to open our minds and our hearts.
— Sue Swenson, former
US commissioner for
developmental disabilities
If you have time to read one book this year, I suggest that you chose Ghost Boy
by Martin Pistorius. You may even come away with some questions about what
it means to live a full life.”
— Diane Nelson Bryen,
professor emerita, Temple
University, USA
This is a story bravely told of one man’s incredible endurance and fortitude
against amazing odds. It will make you smile and weep, but most definitely it
will restore you faith that all things are possible when you dream.
— Sandra Hartley, BSc.
MRCSLT, marketing
director, Logan
Technologies, Ltd.
It’s impossible to read this book without understanding just how much most of
us take for granted.
— John-Paul Flintoff, author, How To
Change The World
Martin’s writing makes you feel what he feels. He vividly reminds us of all those
little injustices we each experienced that help us to grow and be stronger because
of them. He reminds us that we all can grow from life’s twists if we choose to do
so. Most important, Martin Pistorius shows us that God really does not give us
more than we can handle, but rather he gives us the opportunity to meet
adversity head on and overcome it no matter what the challenge.
Read Ghost Boy. It really is a “page turner” and you will be a better person
for experiencing Martin Pistorius’ life.
— Michael Hingson, New York
Times best-selling author,
Thunder Dog

© 2013 by Martin Pistorius All rights reserved. No portion of this book may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted
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reviews or articles, without the prior written permission of the publisher.
Published in Nashville, Tennessee, by Nelson Books, an imprint of Thomas Nelson. Nelson Books and Thomas Nelson are registered
trademarks of HarperCollins Christian Publishing, Inc.
Page design by Walter Petrie
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Ghost Boy was previously published by Simon & Schuster Ltd, July 2012.
The Cataloging-in-Publication Data is on file with the Library of Congress ISBN-13: 978-1-4002-0583-7
Printed in the United States of America 13 14 15 16 17 RRD 6 5 4 3 2 1
For my wife, Joanna, who listens to the whispers of
my soul and loves me for who I am.