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A review by seadaz
Penguin the Magpie: The Odd Little Bird Who Saved a Family by Cameron Bloom, Bradley Trevor Greive
4.0
Not my usual read, a friend lent me her copy.
It is a quick and easy read, but it does leave you ‘thinking’ and I do feel as if I closed the book learning some things too.
A close family on holiday in Thailand when tragedy strikes. Sam (wife) ends up paralysed from waist down. I guess one wouldn’t generally say this was lucky, but it was in lucky in that the alternative would have been death.
The book goes on to tell the story of this family getting through it the best they could, learning all the way.
Along the way a feathery member joins the family in similiar circumstances as to Sam, injured and needing some love and assistance. At times they didn’t know if Penguin, an australian magpie was going to survive or not.
Penguin went through hard times, as did Sam and the family. Sam and Penguin were close, Sam could talk to Penguin and getnher feelings out and not feel as if she was whinging or carrying on strongly formher family, and Penguin sought comfort from her humans.
I did not know that once paralysed they would still feel steeling pain below the paralysed points, I knew of course of the pain, the depression, the thoughts of not being able/wanting to go on, and not wanting to be a ‘burden’. But this story tells you so much more. Sam tells her honest feelings at the end of the book to both paralysed people and to family members.
I hope to god that I or any of my family members are ever in this predicament, but if so I will draw on this book to move forward.
Little Penguin is a real character, love the photos, the boys sound like lovely people, and the love Cameron and Sam have is never ending.
Sam is now training bloody hard and representing Australia in canoeing and they have travelled abroad to compete in this new sport that assists her build a stronger body and take back some independence where it’s just her and the water.
Penguin still visits them, and likes to visit themschools,nearby and eat the children’s lunches! Haa haa Penguin sounds a hoot.
Definietely recommend a read of this story and enjoy the lovely personal photos in the book. Do have some tissues nearby as well.
It is a quick and easy read, but it does leave you ‘thinking’ and I do feel as if I closed the book learning some things too.
A close family on holiday in Thailand when tragedy strikes. Sam (wife) ends up paralysed from waist down. I guess one wouldn’t generally say this was lucky, but it was in lucky in that the alternative would have been death.
The book goes on to tell the story of this family getting through it the best they could, learning all the way.
Along the way a feathery member joins the family in similiar circumstances as to Sam, injured and needing some love and assistance. At times they didn’t know if Penguin, an australian magpie was going to survive or not.
Penguin went through hard times, as did Sam and the family. Sam and Penguin were close, Sam could talk to Penguin and getnher feelings out and not feel as if she was whinging or carrying on strongly formher family, and Penguin sought comfort from her humans.
I did not know that once paralysed they would still feel steeling pain below the paralysed points, I knew of course of the pain, the depression, the thoughts of not being able/wanting to go on, and not wanting to be a ‘burden’. But this story tells you so much more. Sam tells her honest feelings at the end of the book to both paralysed people and to family members.
I hope to god that I or any of my family members are ever in this predicament, but if so I will draw on this book to move forward.
Little Penguin is a real character, love the photos, the boys sound like lovely people, and the love Cameron and Sam have is never ending.
Sam is now training bloody hard and representing Australia in canoeing and they have travelled abroad to compete in this new sport that assists her build a stronger body and take back some independence where it’s just her and the water.
Penguin still visits them, and likes to visit themschools,nearby and eat the children’s lunches! Haa haa Penguin sounds a hoot.
Definietely recommend a read of this story and enjoy the lovely personal photos in the book. Do have some tissues nearby as well.