{"product_id":"9781503528192","title":"A Stroke of the Pen","description":"The inspiration for my book started about seven years ago after I suffered a massive stroke that the doctors were amazed that I even survived. Over the course of the next five years my body was ravaged by one major illness after another. I lived through heart surgery while being awake after the doctor’s inadvertently hit a nerve which woke me up and they could not get me back under anesthesia. I had to endure the procedure from start to finish wide awake and I can attest to the fact there is no greater pain in the world than being awake during heart surgery. I suffered two more strokes, not nearly as powerful but definitely taking its toll on my brain and left side functions. All told, I had six stroke and two minor strokes. My brain isn’t what it used to be but then whose is?","brand":"Xlibris US","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47143300530416,"sku":"9781503528192","price":3.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781503528192_p0.jpg?v=1763708486","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781503528192","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}