{"product_id":"what-matters-now-a-memoir-of-hope-and-finding-a-way-through-the-dark-9781529333596","title":"What Matters Now: A Memoir of Hope and Finding a Way Through the Dark","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cblockquote\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003eBroadcaster Gareth O Callaghan retired from full-time work in 2018 after receiving a life-changing diagnosis of Multiple System Atrophy. In his memoir, he shares his journey of coming to terms with an unplanned life, recounted with insight and searing honesty. What Matters Now reveals the power of the human spirit and the potential for hope even in the darkest times. O Callaghan's memoir is a stunning and life-affirming account of the power of the human spirit and the potential for hope. \u003c\/blockquote\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFormat\u003c\/strong\u003e: Paperback \/ softback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLength\u003c\/strong\u003e: 416 pages\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublication date\u003c\/strong\u003e: 06 January 2022\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher\u003c\/strong\u003e: Hachette Books Ireland\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHeart-breaking and uplifting, I defy anyone to read this memoir and not be affected by O Callaghan's honesty and humanity.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIrish Times\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn 2018, after receiving a life-changing diagnosis, broadcaster Gareth O Callaghan retired from full-time work and gave up the career that he had loved for decades.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn this deeply personal and inspiring memoir, he tells that story, from the moments after his doctor uttered the words Multiple System Atrophy - a progressive and incurable neurological disease that ultimately carries a fatal prognosis - to his struggle to come to terms with a life unplanned.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eRecounted with insight and searing honesty, What Matters Now reveals how, regardless of circumstance, we can choose how we live, to the fullest.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA stunning and life-affirming account of the power of the human spirit, and the potential for hope even in the darkest times.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFor me, this is not a choice. It's all I want, namely a full and loving life that I strive to choose every day over everything else - considering that maybe the big odds are heavily stacked against that.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBut I don't care what the odds might be; I'll keep defying them for as long as I can keep fighting and living.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWeight\u003c\/strong\u003e: 290g\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDimension\u003c\/strong\u003e: 129 x 197 x 33 (mm)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eISBN-13\u003c\/strong\u003e: 9781529333596\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Gareth O'Callaghan","offers":[{"title":"Paperback \/ softback","offer_id":44097854341370,"sku":"9781529333596","price":7.31,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0522\/4297\/2845\/products\/1646154296141_book.jpg?v=1646912457","url":"https:\/\/shulphink.com\/products\/what-matters-now-a-memoir-of-hope-and-finding-a-way-through-the-dark-9781529333596","provider":"Shulph Ink","version":"1.0","type":"link"}