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Struggling with Serendipity tells the true story of a mom's crisis, a daughter's paralysis, and extraordinary travels that carried them from a small town in Ohio to Seattle, Harvard, Capitol Hill, and around the world.
After an accident, a heartsick mom battles depression and guilt while a shy but determined teenager fights the harsh physical challenges of quadriplegia. Fourteen-year-old Beth believes everything will be okay. Cindy feels sure that nothing will ever be okay again.
Struggling with Serendipity explores the power of hope while navigating unknown waters of disability. Cindy comes to terms with her altered identity and mental health. Beth sets impossible goals as she tries to swim with legs that don't work and hands that can't cup the water.
Together, they find a new normal with serendipity in the most unlikely of moments. Waves of adventure follow, including Beth’s invitation to join the Harvard Women's Swimming and Diving Team, the first member with a visible disability.
Struggling with Serendipity takes us on an incredible journey to the end of an era that leaves Cindy and Beth transformed. Everything really is okay. And if you never give up? Hope wins.
After an accident, a heartsick mom battles depression and guilt while a shy but determined teenager fights the harsh physical challenges of quadriplegia. Fourteen-year-old Beth believes everything will be okay. Cindy feels sure that nothing will ever be okay again.
Struggling with Serendipity explores the power of hope while navigating unknown waters of disability. Cindy comes to terms with her altered identity and mental health. Beth sets impossible goals as she tries to swim with legs that don't work and hands that can't cup the water.
Together, they find a new normal with serendipity in the most unlikely of moments. Waves of adventure follow, including Beth’s invitation to join the Harvard Women's Swimming and Diving Team, the first member with a visible disability.
Struggling with Serendipity takes us on an incredible journey to the end of an era that leaves Cindy and Beth transformed. Everything really is okay. And if you never give up? Hope wins.
Celebrating the Power of Hope**EXCITING NEWS!**
My memoir, Struggling with Serendipity, is here (not self-published)! There's much more in my book than in my blog. For signed copies, click BOOK. #MentalHealthMatters Hope to connect with you soon! ❤ Cindy Kolbe Memoir Excerpt: College applications covered our kitchen table before Beth’s senior year of high school. She questioned the need for help during her freshman year and wondered if I could live off-campus instead of in the dorm with her. Separate housing for me for any amount of time would add significant costs on top of her out-of-state tuition, room, and board. High college expenses seemed certain, but John and I decided not to hold her back because of finances. We owned the Tiffin house and planned to borrow off of it.
I watched Beth hold a pen awkwardly in her right fist, not hesitating as she wrote her motto on a Challenged Athletes application. ANYTHING IS POSSIBLE. I filed away a note I wrote to myself that said, “Anything is possible, except when it’s not.” It amazed me how she dismissed all she couldn’t do as irrelevant, and wholeheartedly believed in the truth of the motto. And, it really was true, but only for her and a small percentage of others with her priceless perspective. Those with and without a disability. “I think walking is over-rated,” Beth said with a smile. |
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