Life in the Body God Gave Me        
                         Living with cerebral palsy                               
                                   
                    The life story of  Neil H. Tasker
                        by  Wayne C. Long
       
       
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  Part  One
   For this I was born
 

   Part Two
   My thorn in the flesh


  Part Three
   Life's awakening



  Part  Four
  Shamokin to Lourdes


 

 
                    
                              CONTENTS
 
 
     Acknowledgments
   Foreword

PART ONE  - For this I was born

Chapter 1     Shamokin August 28, 1910
Chapter 2     Something's wrong
Chapter 3     First miracle
Chapter 4     Incomplete happiness
Chapter 6     Eating and dressing
Chapter 6     Starting school
Chapter 7     Unpleasant encounters
Chapter 8     Third grade
Chapter 9     Irish Scooter
Chapter 10   Religion
Chapter 11   Sixth grade
Chapter 12   Pen and pencil

PART TWO  - My thorn in the flesh

Chapter 13    St. Edwards Catholic Church
Chapter 14    High school
Chapter 15    Philadelphia
Chapter 16    First job
Chapter 17    Dating and romance
Chapter 18    Nescopeck 1940
Chapter 19    Awakening of sexual desires
Chapter 20    First business enterprise
Chapter 21    Desire to serve country 1944
Chapter 22    Accepting job at Pentagon

PART THREE—Life's awakening

Chapter 23    Washington DC, March 14, 1945
Chapter 24    Typewriter shop
Chapter 25    Pleasures of Washington DC
Chapter 26    First love
Chapter 27    Happiness with Doris
Chapter 28    Transfer to Hawaii
Chapter 29    Breakup
Chapter 30    Work in Hawaii
Chapter 31    Return to Washington DC
Chapter 32    Mrs. Ada Craig
Chapter 33    Interest in Lourdes
Chapter 34    Meeting Helen
Chapter 35    First years of marriage
Chapter 36    Mail order business

PART FOUR—Shamokin to Lourdes

Chapter 37    Returning to Shamokin
Chapter 38    Determination to visit Lourdes
Chapter 39    Trip to Lourdes
Chapter 40    Lourdes
Chapter 41    Experiences at Lourdes
Chapter 42    Hoping beyond hope
Chapter 43    Trying again
Chapter 44    Grotto
Chapter 45    Searching for answers
Chapter 46    Reflection of God's love
Chapter 47    Trip to Lourdes is over

   Epilogue
   Neil H. Tasker (1910-1995)


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     Life in the Body God Gave Me
  by  Wayne C. Long    Email: author@wclong.com