No Spring Chicken: Stories and Advice from a Wild Handicapper on Aging and Disability by Francine Falk-Allen.
Thanks to Rebekah Epstein of PR By the Book, I am giving away one print copy of ‘In the shadows Of An Enigma’ by Alex Rosenberg. This giveaway also includes his 2020 publication of ‘The intrigues of Jennie Lee’.
Description No Spring Chicken by Francine Falk-Allen
As we age, we all begin to have physical difficulties to contend with.
In No Spring Chicken, Francine Falk-Allen—a polio survivor who knows a thing or two about living with a disability—offers her own take on how to navigate the complications aging brings with equanimity (and a sense of humor).
The book is divided into three sections: Part I is a jaunt through accessible travel pleasures and pitfalls; Part II addresses the adaptations caregivers can make for a mutually rewarding relationship with their loved ones, plus advice for physically challenged and aging persons themselves regarding exercise, diet, pain management, mobility, care tips and more; and Part III discusses the rewards of engaging with support groups sharing similar issues, with a little activism and advocacy for good measure.
Accessible and wryly funny, The Wild Handicapper is a fun and informative guide to living your best and longest life―whatever your physical challenges, and whatever your age.
Praise No Spring Chicken by Francine Falk-Allen
“Part of her book is designed to encourage all of her readers―disabled or not―to go out and explore the wider world, hence the amount of practical advice in these pages… She looks squarely at the additional challenges handicapped people face when traveling and offers exuberant encouragement. A fun, spirited book…”
―Kirkus Reviews, starred review
“Falk-Allen follows up Not a Poster Child with an enthusiastic… collection of stories from her life as a world traveler and polio survivor. She offers plenty of colorful accounts of places she’s visited… The book’s second part flips… between advice for caregivers of aging parents and for aging readers themselves concerning ambulatory difficulties, dealing with changes in one’s capabilities, and developing a partnership between the caregiver and the person needing assistance… the author’s infectious sense of adventure will appeal to those struggling with aging and disability.”―Publishers Weekly
“Pull out your travel pants and let Francine take you on a globe-trotting tour of her favorite destinations and the best ways to navigate them, especially… [with a] handicap. After her travel section, she shares her resilient experience finding incredible resources and tools to maximize quality of life with a winning attitude. Highly readable and very informative.”―Kathryn E. Johnson, Retired CEO, American Hospital Association’s Health Forum
About Francine Falk-Allen
Francine Falk-Allen was born in Los Angeles and has lived nearly all of her life in Northern California. A former art major with a BA in managerial accounting who ran her own business for thirty-three years, she has always craved creative outlets. This has taken the form of singing and recording with various groups, painting, and writing songs, poetry, and essays, some of which have been published. Falk-Allen facilitates Polio Survivors of Marin County and Just Write Marin County (a Meetup writing group), and is a volunteer member of the San Rafael City ADA Accessibility Committee.
Her first book, Not a Poster Child: Living Well with a Disability: A Memoir has been included on several national outlet’s’ lists of best books of 2018, including Kirkus Reviews, BuzzFeed, and PopSugar, and received a gold medal from Living Now Book Awards for Inspiring Memoir – Female and a silver medal from Sarton Women’s Book Awards for memoir. She was also named one of “25 Women Making a Difference in 2019” by Conversations Magazine.
She loves the outdoors, gardening, pool exercise, her sweet, peculiar old cat, spending time with her husband and good friends, strong British tea, and a little champagne now and then. Francine lives in San Rafael, California.
Website: https://francinefalk-allen.com/#scroll-home
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Giveaway No Spring Chicken by Francine Falk-Allen
This giveaway is open to the U.S. only and ends on July 30, 2021 midnight pacific time. Entries are accepted via Rafflecopter only.
Sounds like a useful book for those with disabilities.
Inspiring, captivating and iinteresting.
Great idea for a book. I can think of plenty of people who would be able to use this in their daily lives. Thanks.
We’d be curious to read this and see how the author’s status as a polio survivor relates to her life and travels.
When I was young, a wife of my parents’ friend had polio. She didn’t make it. She became depressed and an alcoholic. She committed suicide, left a young husband and a daughter under the age of 6. my mom was a paraplegic for 13 years before she died. She never let her disability rule her life. Her cousin converted her riding lawn mower to use hand controls. My mom found freedom riding it all over.