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"I met James Lynch when I visited
Tauranga hospital as leader of the Opposition. He was a very
special patient and well liked by all the staff.
What amazed me was his good nature and
humour given his very challenging disabilities. I found that
inspirational. And, yes, he was easy to communicate
with."
Rt. Hon. Helen
Clark
"What really makes you one of my
heroes James-was your absolute strength of character. As a young
lad you sacrificed your physique for a heroic deed. As a man you
had the spiritual strength to impress an army of carers over 44
years."
Maureen Medley
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James
Lynch
From the back cover of 'A
View from Within':
'For over forty years, James Lynch lay
in Tauranga hospital, becoming the longest-stay permanent patient
in New Zealand history. He was visited often, by celebrities and
ordinary people alike, and formed deep and lasting relationships
with many. This is the story of one of those relationships - a
poignant portrayal of the close bond developed over the seventeen
years James was visited by the author.
Pauline Grogan tells James' story
with sensitivity and love. It is an absorbing tale of how a
seriously disabled man was able to come to terms with his paralysed
body and live a fullness of life. As the author discovered,
he was able to help many others to move past the constraints of
their lives to a greater fullness than would have otherwise been
possible.
" 'A View from Within'
is one of the most inspirational,
spiritual memoirs I have ever read. James Lynch was indeed
paralysed for most of his life, but in reading about it, I feel I
have walked with a luminous spirit - one who, by acceptance of
suffering, transcended it."
- Author Robert Waldren, Boston,
USA
To order 'A View From
Within' simply send your details by phone, fax,
or email.
Click
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One Woman Theatre Play
Pauline's one-woman play "500 Letters", which received
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Books by Pauline
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Beyond The Veil
At the age of seventeen, Pauline Grogan entered the convent
and seven years later took her final vows. At age 29, desecrated and bewildered, she found herself
back within the secular world, having to begin her life all over again.
When Penguin Books published Pauline's
Autobiography they described her book as:
"The Extraordinary Story of an Ordinary New
Zealand Woman - "Touching, inspirational and sometimes shocking it is the tale of survival and the
triumph of love and faith in the face of abuse and apparently insurmountable
odds".
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A View from Within...
is Pauline Grogan's highly anticipated book about the life of James Lynch, a
heroic and inspirational person who has touched many peoples lives.
" 'A View from
Within' is one of the most inspirational,
spiritual memoirs I have ever read. James Lynch was indeed paralysed for most of his life, but in
reading about it, I feel I have walked with a luminous spirit - one who, by acceptance of
suffering, transcended it." - Author
Robert Waldren, Boston, USA
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for more>>
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