Building Mountains from Dust by Kimberly S. Young: Review

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6 years ago

Building Mountains from Dust by Kimberly S. Young

Publisher: Authorhouse (June 12, 2018)
Category: Memoir, Inspirational, Spiritual, Grief
Tour dates: August & Sept, 2018
ISBN: 978-1-5462-3763-1
Available in PDF, 128 pages

Description Building Mountains From Dust by Kimberly Young

Like ‘When Breath Becomes Air’ by Paul Kalanithi and Abraham Verghese, ‘Building Mountains from Dust’, award winning author, Kimberly Young shares her story of survival and inspiration. At fifty, Kimberly’s structured, organized, and driven life is thrown into a tailspin when she is diagnosed with advanced staged lung cancer.

Never a smoker, Kimberly makes frank reflections about her decision not to have children, and how she makes peace with her mother, who abandoned her over fifteen years ago. This is a story about heart-wrenching life lessons, forgiveness, and about finding faith, as in a tragic twist of fate; Kimberly survives her cancer when her husband of twenty years suddenly dies.

My Thoughts Building Mountains from Dust by Kimberly S. Young

Dr. Kimberly Young is a 50 year old woman who lives a pretty healthy life style. She eats well and works out. She doesn’t smoke and only drinks an occasional glass of wine. Yet, she has a nagging cough. She goes to see her doctor and finds out she has lung cancer. She is stunned! Her husband “Jim is 20 years older and the one with health issues, not her”, she thinks to herself.

She finds out the cancer is in her lymph nodes and that makes her a candidate for chemo, not surgery. She wishes they could just cut it out of her. They will see if surgery is an option after the chemo. First they need to get the cancer down to a more manageable size. Luckily, Kimberly’s husband and close friends rally around her and help her keep a positive attitude. They rally her to fight and she gears up for battle.

After the chemo the cancer has shrunk but Jim dyes soon after that. Now she is on her own to continue her battle. However, her friends still rally.

Kimberly Young is a professor in psychology at a university and specializes in internet addiction. Her colleagues and boss are also very supportive and she is able to take the time she needs for treatments and being sick from the treatments.

Dr. Young as proven herself as a great writer with her numerous books on net addiction as well as a beautifully written work of fiction titled, ‘The Eight Wonder’. I had the pleasure of reading it when it was published. ‘Building Mountains From Dust’ is another testament to her excellent writing skills, her strength of character, courage and how she can inspire people. She will not “go gently into the goodnight!” She is a warrior! I highly recommend ‘Building Mountains From Dust’ to anyone who likes a great read as well as those battling health issues or their friends and family!

5/5

About Kimberly S. Young

Dr. Kimberly Young is a renowned psychologist, author, and speaker on Internet addiction. Since 1995, she has written numerous articles and books on the topic. She is a professor at St. Bonaventure University and her work has been featured in The Dr. Oz Show, ABC’s World News Tonight, CBS Evening News, NBC’s The Today Show, Good Morning America, CNBC, MSNBC, CNN, Fox News, PBS, Time, Newsweek, and The New York Times. Building Mountains from Dust chronicles Kimberly’s transformation from noted counselor helping others to becoming a patient hoping to survive cancer, and how she found her faith after her Buydiagnosis and surviving the death of her husband.

Website: http://www.netaddiction.net/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Netaddictioncom-136696902621/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/DrKimberlyYoung

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