- Paperback: 198 pages
- Publisher: St. Martin's Press; Reprint edition (Nov 2001)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0312283407
- ISBN-13: 978-0312283407
- Product Dimensions: 20.3 x 14 x 1.3 cm
- Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (1 customer review)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 2,785,667 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
This book is about a young man who had everything going for him, and then one day tragedy struck and his life changed in an instant. He became a quadriplegic when he dived into a friends pool and struck his head. The book follows the next 10 days, in which there are many decisions to be made and a lot of grief, but most of all there is a lot of hope. It is written by his father and is a very honest and emotional account. It is beautifully written, and pulls at the heart strings. Once started it is impossible to put down, have the tisues at hand!
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16 of 16 people found the following review helpful
Wow! Read This Book!
21 Jun 2000
Format:Hardcover
I read Tuesdays With Morrie and was moved by the thought of a relationship rekindled - at a time when it still had a chance to matter to both individuals. I read Rescuing Jeffrey and was moved by much more than that. With riveting eloquence, one dad shares with all of us his horrific struggle to do what he thinks is best for his terribly injured son. Galli does not ask for our understanding or our support. He simply tells his story with brutal honesty. The book grabs you and takes you on an emotional journey from which you truly emerge a different person. You cannot put this book down, your tears wet the pages as you turn them, but you rejoice in Jeffrey Galli's own declaration that he wants to continue life's journey - even with the cards that now have been dealt him. While Galli argues with the system for the right to end his son's life, his account of those ten days reveals too many points along the way where he actually is searching for reasons to let that decision be Jeffrey's. In the end, Galli recognizes that, too. He probably knew it all along. He just was lucky enough to have a son who reminded him of it when it counted the most. This is a life-affirming narrative of the first order.
12 of 12 people found the following review helpful
I tried to put this book down. I couldn't.
11 Jun 2000
Format:Hardcover
Reading Rescuing Jeffrey is almost like seeing a bad accident on the side of the interstate. You don't want to look, but you do. In this case, please do. While I often had to read through copious tears, it is a fascinating story written by someone who holds your attention despite your already knowing the ending. And, by reading, you find the truth: that one's mind and one's heart are the essence of the person . . . not what they can do. Jeffrey is the hero of this story. He decides, while everyone else agonizes, that he will live. This story will break your heart and then, slowly, as you think about it, heal it again.
9 of 9 people found the following review helpful
A very honest and heart warming story.
31 Mar 2001
Format:Hardcover
I thought Resuing Jeffrey was a very honest story about when life deals you a rotten hand. Having gone through my own experience with my son who came down with Bacterial Meningitis and was left unable to move or speak at the age of 14 I can truly understand how Richard Galli was feeling. Not everything that goes through your mind is always pleasant. You are in store for so many things that you probably never though you would have to deal with. Rescuing Jeffrey made me cry because nobody knows how hard it is when it is your child. A very moving book.
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