Fourteen Doors And A Mattress

Who’d have thought that a vivacious, esteemed and enthusiastic Middle School teacher, in her prime, would have her career almost in ruins due to a lurking, mysterious disease whose symptoms and cures clearly baffled many traditional and alternative doctors? What began in 1991 as a one and a half year disastrous journey for author Gail Wench as she struggled along a path filled with fear, doubts and disappointments, searching for medical answers, is a true story of how her circumstances revealed her courage, determination and perseverance. Readers will identify, sympathize and cheer as well as cringe at the various, complicated and utter wrongful diagnoses and treatments, bordering on, or if not, outright quackery. Staying centered in the face of adversity, slowly but surely recognizing and embracing her personal power, she eventually found a sound traditional and alternative medical combination that allowed her condition to be managed. "Living my affliction and moving forward, I found I had much to offer others," Gail maintains. Dubbed a "life coach", Gail’s arduous journey upon reflection became a serendipitous awakening where the many silver-lined clouds overshadowed her plight. Today, Gail’s life is filled with helping others through self-discovery book clubs, motivational presentations and part-time teaching. Drawn to others as well as they are to her, Gail’s role as "a life coach" is her remarkable ongoing challenging connection to all those she meets. She lives in North Babylon, NY with her husband, John and dog, Missy.