"Still Lolo"

A  month ago I was watching Dateline and I saw an interview with a young woman that had an inspiring story to tell. In the interview she talked about an accident she had in December 2011 where she lost her left hand and left eye after being struck by the propeller on a small commuter plane. She also talked about a memoir that she and her family wrote about the experience. The book is called Still Lolo (Lolo is her nickname). I thought it sounded like a book my mom and I would enjoy reading together, so I ordered it. Mom and I finished reading it this past weekend and we both really enjoyed it.

The book was about the entire family (Lauren's mom and dad, plus her twin sister, Brittany and Brittany's husband, Shaun). We learned all about the family, their faith in Jesus Christ and how it's helped them get through the challenging things they've experienced in their lives. The person telling the story changed each chapter and it was interesting to read about Lauren's accident/recovery from the perspective of each member of the family. Reading books like this always brings back memories of my own accident/hospitalization and how difficult it was adjusting to a completely new kind of life.

This book was right up my alley since I love true stories, especially ones about people who have managed to triumph through God's grace after going through something difficult.  I definitely recommend this book if you like inspiring and uplifting true stories. (Click here or here or here for three other inspiring true stories that I recommend.)

Here is a picture of Lauren and her family, as well as a neat picture of her wearing one of her prosthetic arms (the one that she uses to workout in):