The incredible story of a young woman living with ALS, who defies all odds by finishing fifty marathons and, in turn, inspires people to “go on, be brave.”
Andrea Lytle Peet was thirty-three years old when she received the death sentence of an ALS diagnosis (also known as Lou Gehrig’s disease). After grappling with the fact that she will likely become paralyzed and die within two to five years, Andrea experienced an unexpected spark that changes her outlook in the most magnificent way.
Andrea sets an “impossible” goal to become the first person with ALS to complete a marathon in all fifty U.S. states on her recumbent trike—since she is no longer able to run.
Hope Fights Back chronicles what happens when we choose to live instead of waiting to die. It is a “love letter to life” and a beautiful love story between Andrea and her husband, David. Andrea’s words are awe-inspiring for athletes and non-athletes alike. In a world where “hope” sometimes feels quiet and aspirational, Andrea reveals that hope is, instead, a valiant warrior that changes everything when it fights back.
In Hope Fights Back, readers will be empowered by Andrea’s force as an athlete and a woman fighting the battle of her life. Hope Fights Back is a magnetic and radiant story filled with soul-baring honesty, love and true grit.
