Eyes to the Wind: A Memoir of Love and Death, Hope and Resistance Audiobook (Free)

Within this inspirational and moving memoir—similar to When Breath Becomes Air as well as the Bright Hour—activist Ady Barkan explores his life with ALS and how his diagnosis gave him a profound new understanding of his commitment to social justice for any.

Ady Barkan loved taking afternoon runs on the California coastline and keeping his newborn kid, Carl. But one day, he noticed a troubling weakness in his hand. Initially, he brushed it off as carpal tunnel symptoms, but after a week of neurological about Eyes to the Blowing wind: A Memoir of Love and Death, Wish and Resistance examinations and two MRIs, he discovered the cause of the issue: amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, better referred to as ALS or Lou Gehrig’s disease. At age 32, Ady was presented with just 3 to 4 years to live. However despite the damaging medical diagnosis, he refused to allow his remaining times go to waste materials.

Eyes to the Wind is a rousing memoir featuring intertwining storylines about determination, perseverance, and how to live a existence filled up with purpose and purpose. The initial traces Ady’s struggle with ALS: how he changed the initial surprise and panic from his medical diagnosis into a renewed commitment to cultural justice—not really despite his disability but because of it. The second, informed in flashbacks, illustrates Ady’s trip from a goofy politics nerd to a prominent body in the enduring fight for equity and justice who is “willing to provide [his] last breathing to save our democracy” (CNN).

From one of today’s most vocal advocates for social justice, Eye towards the Wind can be an evocative and unforgettable memoir about activism, dedication, love, and hope.

Includes an excerpt from the song “Eye to the Blowing wind” from the War on Medications!