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EPISODE · Aug 16, 2016 · 5 MIN

Carry On: A Story or Resilience, Redemption, and an Unlikely Family by Lisa Fenn

from Audiobooks in Biography & Memoir, Memoirs · host Theo Kiehn

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/270216 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Carry On: A Story or Resilience, Redemption, and an Unlikely Family Author: Lisa Fenn Narrator: Lisa Fenn Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 10 hours 14 minutes Release date: August 16, 2016 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4 of Total 2 Genres: Sports Publisher's Summary: In the spirit of The Blind Side and Friday Night Lights comes a tender and profoundly moving memoir about an ESPN producer’s unexpected relationship with two disabled wrestlers from inner city Cleveland, and how these bonds—blossoming, ultimately, into a most unorthodox family—would transform their lives. When award-winning ESPN producer Lisa Fenn returned to her hometown for a story about two wrestlers at one of Cleveland’s toughest public high schools, she had no idea that the trip would change her life. Both young men were disadvantaged students with significant physical disabilities. Dartanyon Crockett was legally blind as a result of Leber’s disease; Leroy Sutton lost both his legs at eleven, when he was run over by a train. Brought together by wrestling, they had developed a brother-like bond as they worked to overcome their disabilities. After forming a profound connection with Dartanyon and Leroy, Fenn realized she couldn't just walk away when filming ended; these boys had had to overcome the odds too many times. Instead, Fenn dedicated herself to ensuring their success long after the reporting was finished and the story aired—and an unlikely family of three was formed. The years ahead would be fraught with complex challenges, but Fenn stayed with the boys every step of the way—teaching them essential life skills, helping them heal old wounds and traumatic pasts, and providing the first steady and consistent support system they’d ever had. This powerful memoir is one of love, hope, faith, and strength—a story about an unusual family and the courage to carry on, even in the most extraordinary circumstances.

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