The Spirit of Lo : An Ordinary Family's Extraordinary Journey [Paperback]

Terry Detrich (Author), Don Detrich (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 0970193408 | ISBN-13: 978-0970193407 | Publication Date: September 1, 2000

An ordinary family is faced with an extraordinary challenge, a child with cystic fibrosis. This is their story, rich and moving, as they laugh and cry and learn and grow. Their love, faith, and commitment to each other carry them through battles with depression, anger, despair, and the ravages of the disease as they join a race with death for a cure. What emerges is THE SPIRIT OF LO, which enables the family and their community to face each new day of life's dance on the edge of mortality.

Editorial Reviews

Review

The book is an honest, open sharing, infused with a spirit of overcoming the odds, one day at a time. -- The Tulsa World, October 29, 2000

This book shows us that through love and support, we can find contentment, even happiness, in spite of life’s adversities. -- Tulsa Kids, October 2000

About the Author

Don and Terry Detrich have been married for twenty-five years. They are the parents of two daughters, Jane and Lo. The Detrichs reside in Tulsa, Oklahoma.

Terry is a graduate of the University of Tulsa. She spent several years as a marketing representative with IBM. In her spare time, she provides marketing consulting services and is a freelance writer.

Don has practiced law since 1976, the last twenty years as a senior partner of Eller and Detrich. He has also served as an adjunct professor of law at the University of Tulsa and is a frequent volunteer speaker to students at local schools. Don is currently a member of the national Board of Trustees of the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation.

Product Details

• Paperback: 280 pages
• Publisher: Mind Matters Inc (September 1, 2000)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0970193408
• ISBN-13: 978-0970193407
• Product Dimensions: 8.2 x 5.4 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 12 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (29 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #176,241 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Lo's Story Will Be With Me Always, September 9, 2002

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Susan Kay (Mt. Shasta, California, USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Spirit of Lo : An Ordinary Family's Extraordinary Journey (Paperback)

I cried my tears as I read your story. I am still in awe over the ability of the human spirit in adversity. Lo and her family have touched thousands of hearts thru their lives and thru their book, no doubt inspiring countless others to stretch themselves to do something they fear is impossible, or to forge ahead when life seems like "too much to handle". Now, when I catch myself complaining about anything at all, I remember the Deitrichs, and the fact that Lo has to "fight" for every breath she takes. I humbly shift into gratitude for my life and my health, and I send loving thoughts to this and other CF families, and pray that my strength may be equal to theirs if I am ever faced with seemingly insurmountable odds, odds that they live with every single day. Thank you for opening your lives to others.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Real People, Real Life With CF, November 10, 2000

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Donna R Scribani (Rochester, NY USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Spirit of Lo : An Ordinary Family's Extraordinary Journey (Paperback)

This is the 'Frank DeFord story of the new millenium.' The Dietrich family is a beautiful one and you will enjoy getting to know them in their story. Theirs is a life in progress (no sad ending here). If CF is part of your life, you will see yourself, your child(ren), your spouse, your loved ones throughout this book as you read about a normal family living their life, coping with their daughter's CF. For those who know little about the disease, the book provides an accurate account of one's journey through life with cystic fibrosis. It is a book to be shared so that awareness can be raised by this fatal disease, and hopefully a cure found!

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars That's it!, August 23, 2003

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Brenda Green (Corinth, Texas USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Spirit of Lo : An Ordinary Family's Extraordinary Journey (Paperback)

So many things in your book made me want to shout "THAT'S IT!" The smell of the formula, the loose stools before the enzymes kicked in, the entire shelf in the kitchen filled with her medicines, the astronomical medical bills, the exhaustion, the depression, the frustration. No one understands except the parent of a chronically ill child what it is really like. Your book does a wonderful job of giving others a glimpse of what our lives are like. I plan to get copies for all my sisters to read. Thank you for taking the time to put it together. I plan to keep you all in my prayers.