Stronger

By Dinesh Palipana,

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A puddle of water on a highway changed Dinesh Palipana's life forever. Halfway through medical school, Dinesh was involved in a catastrophic car accident that caused a cervical spinal cord injury. After his accident, his strength and determination saw him return to complete medical school - now with quadriplegia. Dinesh…

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1 author picked Stronger as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?

I found this an inspirational book, showing that besides causing much sadness and suffering, serious illness sometimes leads to positive transformation in people’s lives. While he was a medical student, Dinesh Palipana had a car crash that left him quadriplegic, apart from some limited hand function.

After years of rehabilitation, through tremendous hard work and determination, he became a doctor, lawyer, and disability advocate. This memoir is frank, practical, infused with humor, and the wisdom of Stoic philosophy. It put my own minor health concerns into perspective. Incidentally, he writes that an episode of major depression in his earlier life…

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