Loved Into Being is a true story about stroke told through the eyes of an eldest child. When Bill Bodak suffers a catastrophic stroke on a ski hill in Kelowna it thrusts the entire Bodak family into new territory. As Bill fights for his life, his three children fly to be near him, little knowing that his imminent death could turn into the longest and most transformative adventure any of them had ever been on. In surviving stroke, Bill is faced with the uphill battle of learning to live with newfound disabilities and his three children are tasked with helping him do it. In this epic tale of courage, resilience, love and loss, Bodak weaves her professional identity as an Osteopathic Practitioner and Anatomy Educator into her raw struggle as a caregiver, griever and girl scared of death. This book is a tribute to one extraordinary man and all caregivers everywhere. It will serve as a fundraiser for www.dyingwithdignity.ca.
