Walk It Off

Ruth Marshall

Language: English

Publisher: Simon & Schuster

Description:

Furiously Happy meets Elaine Lui in this truly original—and surprisingly hilarious—memoir about one woman's journey to learn how to walk after a debilitating diagnosis turned her life upside down.
Learn How to Walk (Again) To-Do List:
Step 1: Stand
Step 2: Step
Step 3: Pee (Yes!)
Step 4: Walk with walker
Step 5: Walk with sticks
Step 6: Walk without props
Recreational interlude for sex
Step 7: RUN!

Ruth Marshall—power-mom, wife, actor, and daughter—was in great health, until one day, her feet started to tingle. As the feeling travelled up her legs, Ruth visited doctors and specialists for tests, but no one could figure out the cause of her symptoms. Was she imagining those pesky tingles? And then came a new numbness spreading up her legs. Was menopause coming way ahead of schedule? She tried to brush it off, even as she tripped over curbs and...