Saving Milly, Morton Kondracke
Saving Milly, Morton Kondracke
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Saving Milly
Love, Politics, and Parkinson's Disease

Author: Morton Kondracke

Narrator: Michael Prichard

Unabridged: 8 hr 12 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 08/27/2003

Synopsis

Morton Kondracke never intended to wed Millicent Martinez, but the fiery daughter of a radical labor organizer eventually captured his heart. They married, raised two daughters, and loved and fought passionately for twenty years. Then, in 1987, Milly noticed a glitch in her handwriting, a small tremor that would lead to the shattering diagnosis of Parkinson’s disease. Saving Milly is Kondracke’s powerfully moving chronicle of his vital and volatile marriage, one that has endured and deepened in the face of tragedy; it also follows his own transformation from careerist to caregiver and activist, a man who will “fight all the way, without pause or rest, to ‘save’ his beloved Milly.” *

(* Linda Bowles, The Washington Times)

About The Author

Morton Kondracke served as the executive editor and columnist for the Capitol Hill newspaper Roll Call and was the Washington bureau chief of Newsweek and a senior editor of The New Republic. He was a regular commentator on the Fox News Channel, a panelist on The McLaughlin Group, a cohost of The Beltway Boys, and a columnist for the Wall Street Journal. He conducted the Kemp Oral History Project and held the Jack Kemp Chair in Political Economy at the John W. Kluge Center at the Library of Congress. He contributes a blog, Pennsylvania Avenue, for Roll Call. His book Saving Milly was a New York Times bestseller.Michael Prichard has played several thousand characters during his career. While he has been seen performing over a hundred of them in theater and film, SmartMoney magazine named him one of the Top Ten Golden Voices.

Reviews

Goodreads review by J.

This country has an aversion to sickness and death, two things that will in time touch each and every one of us. Not a pleasant thought. For 18 years I watched my own mother combat, with no hope of winning, the same illness Milly is fighting. Morton Kondracke is to be commended for sharing Milly's st......more

Goodreads review by Lisa

This book was very hard for me to read as last month my own mom passed away because of complications due to Parkinson’s disease. Milly was a fighter and she fought long and hard. There are so many similarities between Molly’s story and my mother’s. It is sad to say that a disease like Parkinson’s is......more

Goodreads review by Jasmine

The book Saving Milly by Morton Kondracke is about a lady name Millicent Martinez(milly) who struggles with many things and to top in off has parkinson. Parkinson Disease is damage to the cells in the brain. Milly is married to Morton and has 2 kids. Milly noticed symptoms of parkinson and decided t......more

Goodreads review by Miles

This book provided a good perspective on the impact chronic degenerative illness has not only on the person with the illness, but also on the spouse who is the primary care provider. Also gives some good information on the politics of research funding.......more

Goodreads review by Leslie

The love of my life for 15 years was diagnosed 2 years ago at age 54. Symptoms were tremor in right leg, loss of handwriting ability, and soft voice. He also have difficulty rising from a seated position and have balance issues. he started out taking only Azilect, then Mirapex, and 6 months ago Sine......more

Quotes

“One of those uncommon books that manages to ennoble its author and its reader alike.”
–The Wall Street Journal


“A TRULY COMPELLING READ . . . AN INTENSELY PERSONAL MEMOIR . . . There is only one Milly. And from what I learned in her husband’s splendid book, she is a treasure.”
–National Review

“HONEST AND WISE . . . A love story that, without mushiness, plumbs the meaning of marriage . . . A tender tell-all that grabs one by the throat from the first paragraph to the last.”
–The Oregonian

“ONE OF THOSE BOOKS YOU OWE IT TO YOURSELF TO READ. . . . It is a moving testimonial to a brave woman. . . . It’s a beautiful book. Do yourself a favor and read it.”
–Wisconsin State Journal

“WARM, LOVING, TENDER . . . IMPOSSIBLE TO PUT DOWN.”
–LARRY KING, USA Today

“POWERFUL, UNVARNISHED, HEARTRENDING.”
–Chicago Tribune

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