{"product_id":"the-mission-walker-i-was-given-three-months-to-live-paperback","title":"The Mission Walker: I Was Given Three Months to Live... - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eEdie Littlefield Sundby\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAudie Award Finalist for best inspirational book!\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIMAGE AWARD (Native Daughters of the Golden West)\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"\u003cem\u003eThe Mission Walker\u003c\/em\u003e is a marvelous book, a moving meditation on the relationships between courage and faith, endurance and transcendence.\" \u003cem\u003eRandall Sullivan, Creator, The Miracle Detective, Oprah Winfrey Network (OWN)\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHave you ever wanted to just start walking, and never ever stop? To leave behind \"WHO I AM\" to find \"WHO I AM.\"\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWalking alone, and with one lung (the other lost to cancer), Edie Littlefield Sundby became the first person in history to walk the 1,600-mile El Camino Real de las California's mission trail through the mountain wilderness of Mexico and one of the hottest deserts on earth, and across the border to Northern California - a walk that elevated her life with meaning and purpose that transcended pain and fear - and healed her broken body.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eTHE MISSION WALKER\u003c\/em\u003e is a first-hand account of harrowing adventure along the old Jesuit mission trail in Baja California Mexico -- desert heat and cold, walls of cactus, sleeplessness, hunger, both physical and spiritual exhaustion, the dangers of wild creatures, and encounters with drug smugglers and weeks with no water other than what a pack mule could carry; and the tortuous agony and transcendent beauty of walking the northern half of the mission trail through California, a trek Edie made six months after losing her right lung to cancer - a journey that restored health and spirit after fighting recurrent stage 4 cancer, including 79 rounds of chemotherapy, four radical surgeries (liver, lung, colon\/stomach, and throat), and dozens of radiation treatments.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEdie's story is both an adventure story and a reflection on the universal experience of confronting our own mortality. It is a story of what we will do when faced with the potential end of our life. What do we do with our time left on earth. And how much do we still really, truly want to live.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe book cites more than 50 original historical sources and captures the untamed wilderness adventure experienced for centuries along the old Jesuit and Franciscan mission trail that unites California and Mexico and defines the Old West.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFor those who crave a spirit of adventure, who ache like Edie to know what our bodies and spirits are truly capable of, this book is a must-read. A true testament to faith, courage, and the power of hope.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eEditorial Reviews: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Edie Sundby's account of her amazing trek along the entirety of the 1,600-mile California Mission Trail is not only captivating and inspiring but also one heck of an outdoors adventure. \"\u003cem\u003eLes Standiford, \u003c\/em\u003eAuthor and Historian\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"This powerful story of determination and faith will stay with you forever.\" \u003cem\u003eKen Budd J\u003c\/em\u003eournalist\/Author\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"...a gripping narrative that takes us through the author's harrowing journeys, inward and outward.\" \u003cem\u003eJoBeth McDaniel \u003c\/em\u003eJournalist\/Author\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"\u003cem\u003eThe Mission Walker\u003c\/em\u003e is a marvelous book, a moving meditation on the relationships between courage and faith, endurance and transcendence.\"\u003cem\u003eRandall Sullivan, \u003c\/em\u003eCreator, The Miracle Detective, Oprah Winfrey Network (OWN)\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 336\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.9 x 8.3 x 5.4 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e March 05, 2024\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48885701738648,"sku":"9781400345465","price":26.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0759\/8830\/4024\/files\/fAKyZIHhlf9781400345465.webp?v=1776519074","url":"https:\/\/thepinkflamingobooks.myshopify.com\/products\/the-mission-walker-i-was-given-three-months-to-live-paperback","provider":"The Pink Flamingo","version":"1.0","type":"link"}