Courage to Walk

Courage to Walk is a family memoir filled with fear and hope—a heartfelt story of medical intrigue laced with the magic of poetry and meditation. The author’s accomplished son Jeremy, a young lawyer, has called to say he cannot move from his bed; he is paralyzed. Having already endured the loss of one son, Bob Waxler and his wife Linda are not willing to suffer another tragic blow—and neither is Jeremy. Courage to Walk is a story that reminds us how fragile life is, but it also tells us something important about compassion and the human spirit—what a miracle life can be.


Anxious but determined, they launch into a courageous journey, each in their own way, and battle formidable odds to make sure Jeremy returns to his friends and the courtrooms that he loves. Courage to Walk is a story that reminds us how fragile life is, but it also tells us something important about compassion and the human spirit—what a miracle life can be.