You're faced with a difficult health condition. You have exhausted medicine's answers. What do
you do? Susannah Meadows tells the real-life stories of seven families who persisted when
traditional medicine alone wasn't enough. Their adventures take us to the outer frontiers of
medical science and cutting-edge complementary therapies as Meadows explores research into the
mind's potential to heal the body the possible role food may play in reversing disease the
power of agency perseverance and hope-and more. When journalist Susannah Meadows noticed her
three-year-old son Shepherd shying away from soccer practice she had no idea it was the
first sign of juvenile idiopathic arthritis. The diagnosis was the first step of a long journey
physically painful for Shepherd and emotionally wrenching for Susannah and her family. But they
pressed on and using a combination of traditional and complementary medicine they beat the
disease and the odds. Meadows chronicles her own story and takes you into the lives of other
remarkable people exploring their heartbreaks and triumphs. One boy who has severe food
allergies undergoes an unconventional therapy and is soon eating everything. An organic farmer
in Washington State tries to solve the puzzle of her daughter's epileptic seizures. A physician
with MS creates her own combination of treatments and goes from a wheelchair to riding a bike
again. A child diagnosed with ADHD refuses to take medication and instead improves his life
and the life of his family after changing his diet. Other families take on rheumatoid
arthritis and autistic behaviors. Meadows includes new information about traditional and
nontraditional medicine and the latest science on how the health of our gut bacteria is
connected to wellness-and how the right foods play a key role in helping this microscopic
population thrive. She also talks with scientists who study the traits and circumstances that
may make some people keep going when others feel helpless. These researchers are illuminating
the psychology of healing-how the mind and asserting control over your body and health can
play a part in recovery. Fascinating moving and profoundly inspiring The Other Side of
Impossible gives us people driven by love desperation and astonishing resolve-a community of
the defiant who share an extraordinary talent for hope and for fighting the battle for healing
in today's world and tomorrow's.
