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The Day Donny Herbert Woke Up
Rich Blake
A True Story
Harmony
December 2007
On Sale: November 27, 2007
256 pages
ISBN: 0307383164
EAN: 9780307383167
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Non-Fiction Memoir
Donny Herbert was a hardworking Buffalo city firefighter
who, in December 1995, was searching the attic of a burning
house when the snow-laden roof collapsed. For six minutes he
was without oxygen. A beloved husband, a father of four
boys, a neighborhood fixture who was always willing to lend
a helping hand, Donny fell into a vegetative state that
lasted nearly a decade. His prognosis was poor, and while he
could open his eyes, he was unresponsive to the world around
him. Donny Herbert was, for all practical purposes, gone.
Until one day, in April 2005, when he woke up and spoke
almost nonstop to his family and loved ones for nearly
sixteen hours.
The Day Donny Herbert Woke Up
is the story of this remarkable moment, which was covered by
the press worldwide, from the New York Times to the
AP newswire. For his wife, Linda, who had held the family
together for years, who had prayed nightly for Donny’s
recovery, it was a miracle. For his doctors and nurses, it
was a medical mystery. For his sonsÑincluding his youngest,
with whom he had never before had a conversationÑit was a
blessing. After his remarkable day, Donny Herbert fell into
a deep sleep and never experienced a comparable moment of
clarity. He died, in February 2006, from
pneumonia.
Written by Linda’s cousin, The Day
Donny Herbert Woke Up makes the reader wonder: Was it an
experimental drug cocktail or an act of God that brought
Donny back? Linda believes that each contributed to the
miraculous day when he woke, but more than anything, she
credits Donny himself-a man with the strength to will
himself back into his family’s lives, if only to remind them
one last time of how very much he loved them. This is as
much Linda’s storyÑone of perseverance and faith-as it is of
a remarkable husband, father, and firefighter.
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