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Rethinking Possible : A Memoir of Resilience - Rebecca Faye Smith Galli

Rethinking Possible

A Memoir of Resilience

By: Rebecca Faye Smith Galli

Paperback | 7 March 2017

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Rebecca Galli grew up believing in the power of having a plan. Raised in a loving southern family by a deep-thinking pastor father and an ever-positive, devoted mother, she imagined a future shaped by faith, family, hard work, and stability. But when her seventeen-year-old brother was killed in a waterskiing accident, the carefully ordered world she trusted began to unravel.

Over the years, Becky faced one devastating challenge after another: her son’s degenerative disease and death, her daughter’s autism diagnosis, separation from her husband, and finally, just nine days after her divorce was finalized, the onset of transverse myelitis, a rare inflammation of the spinal cord that left her paralyzed from the waist down.

Yet Rethinking Possible is not simply a memoir about tragedy.

With warmth, humor, honesty, and unwavering faith, Becky shares what it means to keep loving, adapting, and living fully even after life no longer resembles the future you once imagined. As a disabled parent raising two children with disabilities while navigating profound grief and physical loss, she discovered that meaning and possibility can still exist within ever-changing limits.

At its heart, Rethinking Possible is a story about the power of love over loss—and the choices we make when life veers far from our plans. For anyone navigating heartbreak, caregiving, chronic illness, disability, grief, or unexpected change, this memoir offers something rare: grounded hope that does not deny pain, but refuses to be defined by it.
Industry Reviews
2017 USA Best Book Awards Finalist in Health: General
2018 National Indie Excellence Awards Finalist in Inspirational
2018 National Indie Excellence Awards Finalist in New Fiction
2019 Eric Hoffer Award Finalist in Montaigne Medal
2019 Chanticleer JOURNEY Book Awards Semi-Finalist in Narrative Non-Fiction and Memoir

"In her poignant and courageous book, Galli pulls no punches. Rage, tears, frustrations, denial, and doubts spill from the pages through articulate, conversational prose. She shares the intimate complexities of her new reality--bathroom complications, the dangers of unfelt skin abrasions, and mysterious pains where there are no other sensations. Acceptance was slow in coming, but fierce determination lifts the narrative tone: 'Life isn't about what you've lost, but about what you've learned--and what you do with what you have left.' A touchingly honest and thought-provoking account that focuses on resilience." --Kirkus Reviews

With a wealth of compassion and insight, Becky Galli tells her memorable and inspiring story. She is nothing short of amazing and Rethinking Possible counts the many ways this is true. --Jill McCorkle, Author of New York Times bestseller Life After Life Inspiring despite its tragedies, Rethinking Possible is thoughtful memoir that resonates with acceptance, determination, and love, serving as a gentle reminder that you may not be able to choose your circumstances, but you can always choose your attitude.
--Foreword Reviews

You couldn't tear me away from her memoir, and when my family members found out more about it, they looked at me like I was a sadist. What they didn't get is Galli's story is not just about tallying up tragedy, nor is it a pity party on paper, it's an incredible story about her belief in family and what it is to love unconditionally. It's inspiring because it's heartbreaking...The beauty of this memoir is how we get to witness the author's healing and recovery -- all in one book. --Book Club Babble "Best Books of 2017" (Maribel Garcia)

"Forthright, honest, and bold, Galli tells a story that could be so easily overwhelming or sentimental, with such grace and elegance and clarity, I could not stop reading once I began. Good humor, kindness, and love shine off of every page."
--Heather Sellers, author of You Don't Look Like Anyone I Know

"Becky lives a different life than most of us and does it with the same graciousness, strength, passion, doubts and power we all envision having. Rethinking Possible is a quick read that delivers a powerful message for those who stop and listen."
--Cristina Sadowsky MD, Kennedy Krieger Institute, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, former physician, Christopher Reeves

"Becky's memoir had me turning the pages and going to my desk late each morning, so I could read one more chapter with my coffee. Becky writes with incredible frankness and clarity."
--Lisa Manterfield

"I love reading memoir, particularly stories of transformation, faith, and redemption, and this book has aspects of all three."
--Marry Potter Kenyon, Story Circle Book Reviews

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