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Summary: A Great Book For Anyone Who Has Ever Been a Mom or Dad
Review: "Equal to the Task" more than lives up to its title. This heart-felt true story of a premature birth and a families struggle to survive it is worth the short time it takes to read. Be forewarned however, once you start this book you won't set it down until you are finished. You will laugh and cry on the same pages. Warm, thoughtful, and insightful. A great asset to all parents of premature babies. Every one should read it. If fact, I am reading it to my 7th grade class right now. Get this book, you'll love it.
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Summary: An Unfortunate Tale
Review: Althought the book shared a difficult and personal battle against adversity, i unfortunately found it to be dissapointingly weighed down with a dependence on religious faith for the fortunate outcome. Although this is a suitable and sufficient option for some, i personally found it to detract from the book for what it was...a tale of survival against the odds. Uncompelling and light in its narative style and format ... would not recommend to friends in a similar situation. Just one more light-weight text "for the soul".
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Summary: A Great Book For Anyone Who Has Ever Been a Mom or Dad
Review: Dail Cantrell exceeds all expectations with his first book about his own son. Equal to the Task is beyond good. It is a page-turning quick read that will have you crying and laughing at the same time. Equal to the Task is a deep felt book dealing with the hardships of premature birth and how parents deal with it. A must read. Get the book!
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Summary: Wonderful book for anyone who is a father or wants to be
Review: Dail Cantrell exceeds all expectations with his first book about his own son. Equal to the Task is beyond good. It is a page-turning quick read that will have you crying and laughing at the same time. Equal to the Task is a deep felt book dealing with the hardships of premature birth and how parents deal with it. A must read. Get the book!
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Summary: Love this book!
Review: Equal to the Task is emotionally involving, honest and informational. I had planned to read a little before going to bed, and found myself still reading at 2:30 a.m. Mr. Cantrell uses self-deprecating humor to tell his at first very frightening story of Benjamin's birth and struggle for life. I found out a lot about what one would expect to see in a neonatal unit. I especially liked Mr. Cantrell's references to music and the signifcance they play in our lives. I recommend this book for anyone who wants a good read, knows someone who has been through a similar experience, or might be facing one. It will provide both information, reassurance and hope.
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Summary: Riding the Emotional Rollercoaster
Review: I cried with him and laughed with him through out this book. We also have a child that spent the first few months of her life in NICU. We adopted our daughter and did not know her until the week before she was dismissed from the hospital. From the information that the nurses gave us, we know that she was on one of those rollercoasters the whole time she was in NICU. Reading Mr. Cantrell's book helped me to picture the rollercoaster ride we would of been on if we had the privilege of meeting our daughter sooner than we did. My heart aches when I think of her going through that by herself. We have had many ups and downs with our daughter and her health since she has come home. Mr. Cantrell's honesty about the ups and downs in his faith helped me to know that I am not the only one that can be so strong in my faith one minute and then question God about how much I can endure the next. I thank Mr. Cantrell for his open and honest book on such a hard time in his family's life. I thank him for allowing me to share this experience with his family. I know that no two NICU stays are the same. None the less this allowed me a glimps in the first few months of my daughter's life. I thank him for that glimps.
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Summary: Honest and hard to put down
Review: I read Dail Cantrell's book and at times I found it almost impossible to put down. Cantrell is incredibly honest. Not many of us have the courage to address our most personal doubts and fears and then write about these deep, dark, unspeakable thoughts, particularly when someone else will read them. But the book is also informative, inspirational, and funny. Cantrell told about the day-to-day events that go on in the NICU and about how life somehow goes on even during incredibly stressful times. Sometimes I actually laughed out loud. It's my opinion that the book will provide information, hope, and inspiration for anyone facing prematurity or a child's illness.
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Summary: Best book on the market!!!
Review: If you, or someone you love, has a child in the NICU, then this book is for you. I was blown away by the raw emotion that this author delivered. I read it in one sitting.You will be touched on a personal level. This book reads like a suspense novel, but delivers a message of faith that is timely, and sincere. If you know someone who has a child, grandchild, or godchild in an NICU get them this book today!!! It is just what the doctor ordered!!!
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Summary: Best book on the market!!!
Review: If you, or someone you love, has a child in the NICU, then this book is for you. I was blown away by the raw emotion that this author delivered. I read it in one sitting. You will be touched on a personal level. This book reads like a suspense novel, but delivers a message of faith that is timely, and sincere. If you know someone who has a child, grandchild, or godchild in an NICU get them this book today!!! It is just what the doctor ordered!!!
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Summary: Another look at "I'm OK, You're Ok"
Review: We all wonder how we would "act" if faced with the reality of life's potential dark moments. I read this non-stop after just wanting to peruse it for a moment. It is informative factually but, more importantly, it let's you know you are not alone in feeling a range of emotions you might never expect when faced with adversity. It is also a love story even if it had not had a happy ending.
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