For 12 years, deaf comedienne Kathy Buckley has been bringing her life story to hundreds of thousands through her stand-up comedy as well as her motivational speaking, television appearances and her one-woman show in Los Angeles and off-Broadway.
As a child, Kathy's deafness was misdiagnosed as mental retardation. She was placed in a mental institution until she was correctly diagnosed by the mother of a friend who worked there as a nurse. Kathy suffered through the stigma of being different, had a near death experience after being run over by a jeep, discovered in therapy that she had been the victim of incest and later battled two bouts of cervical cancer.
And yet she stands in front of audiences all year talking and joking, yes joking, about how she has turned tragedy into triumph, how lucky she is to be alive and loved, how hopeful she is for the future and how much she loves doing what she is doing.
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"I am almost finished with this book and let me tell you that it totally rocks! I had no idea who Kathy Buckley was before this book. What great humor and great words of wisdom. I have even written a few down! Must read :) " — Becky (4 out of 5 stars)
"I am almost finished with this book and let me tell you that it totally rocks! I had no idea who Kathy Buckley was before this book. What great humor and great words of wisdom. I have even written a few down! Must read :) "
" I am almost finished with this book and let me tell you that it totally rocks! I had no idea who Kathy Buckley was before this book. What great humor and great words of wisdom. I have even written a few down! Must read :) "
" A story about a deaf lady who can lip read form a young age so she is mis/undiagnosed. She grows up to be a stand-up comedian. So the book is very funny. It does have swearing, sexual references. "
" Note: I read the book, not the audio cassette. No other version available. "
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