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Ollie Tibbles: The Boy Who Became a Train
Author(s): Debi Tibbles (Author)
- Publisher: Medallion Press
- Publication Date: 2 Aug. 2012
- Language: English
- Print length: 288 pages
- ISBN-10: 1605424919
- ISBN-13: 9781605424910
Book Description
“What do you want to be when you grow up?” “I’m going to be a train.” I laughed. “You mean you want to be a train driver, right?” “No.” Ollie put his hands on his hips. “I want to be a train, silly, and I’m going to be someday.” Debi’s happy life as a stay-at-home mum of three began to change the morning the elementary school secretary called. Her five-year-old had a headache. When he had another and another, each progressively worse, Debi’s fear set in. Something in the doctor’s kind eyes told her, Prepare yourself. This child is in danger. When medical tests revealed a highly malignant, fast-moving cancer in Ollie’s brain and spine, Debi’s world fell apart. Her fun-loving child was about to endure the most excruciating days of his life, and she was about to encounter the most profound lessons of hers. Ollie Tibbles: The Boy Who Became a Train is a journey down the track of every parent’s nightmare. It is a story of love, tragic loss, and hope–and the true miracle of a young boy’s wish come true.
Editorial Reviews
Review
“A heartfelt . . . story . . . laced with hope, heartbreak, and hope again . . . magnificently told by Debi Tibbles, a mother who is a heroine for her journey and for making Ollie’s story an enduring testimony for all of us.” –Squire Rushnell, author, “When God Winks at You “and “Couples Who Pray”
“As you read this compelling account, you are so immediately drawn into her story, it almost feels as if Debi Tibbles is sitting beside you as a friend telling you about the joys and sorrows happening in her life.” –www.FreshFiction.com
About the Author
Debi Tibbles is a motivational speaker for Children’s Memorial Hospital in Chicago and the Make-A-Wish Foundation for Illinois. She has made guest appearances on Martha Stewart Living Radio and with John St Augustine on Oprah Radio and has been invited to join the Joy of Mom team, part of the Oprah Winfrey Network. She also teaches group fitness. She lives in Bolingbrook, Illinois.
