Download Letters to Sam: A Grandfather's Lessons on Love, Loss, and the Gifts of Life AudioBook Free
"Dear Sam, my life was changed the moment you were born." So commences this remarkable collection of 32 personal and compassionate letters that Dan ("Pop") Gottlieb composed to Sam, his grandson. Frank and genuine, they solve the same obstacles we all face, each in our own way, and listening to them provides an inspiring and mental punch. However the topics of the letters are common, they pull from a highly personal well of experience. Dan Gottlieb has been paralyzed from the neck down since a nearly fatal automobile accident 25 years back. His grandson Sam was diagnosed at 14 a few months old with Pervasive Developmental Disability, a severe form of autism. Dan composed these letters with the expectation that Sam would one day have the ability to read them and, through them, become familiar with his grandfather.Yet you will see no self-pity or regret in these letters. They sing with the purity of a grandfather's love, understanding, matter, and wisdom, and cover common life lessons: working with parents, dealing with school, slipping in love, coping with disappointment, experiencing delight, and reaching personal success. Written with enthusiastic cleverness and hard-won sensitivity, these are letters that illuminate the occasions a man and a son share. Dan's curing tone of voice of tolerance, expectation, and experience is uplifting and serves as a wonderful reminder that, regardless of our abilities and limitations, we all show in the individuals condition.
