<p>My brother recently rushed himself to the hospital. Just like most men, I knew that it had to really bad for him to go see anyone the medical profession. I received the call and rushed to emergency immediately. When I arrived, his blood pressure was 205 over 215. I didn’t even know that they went that high! He greeted me with the same smile that he has for my entire life. I am the younger sibling and you would never want to upset the younger kid. We spent the entire evening with the hospital staff trying profusely to bring his blood pressure down. After failing with all their attempts, he was admitted</p><p>I of course was starting feeling sorry for myself. Never mind the fact that it was he that was ill. What would happen to me if something were to happen to him? Who would be there for me? He had always been there for me. He always told me in every situation that everything will be alright. He was the reassuring older child.</p><p>To make a long story short, they ran all kinds of tests and found loads of problems. He had congestive heart failure and a kidney that needed to removed. My world was crumbling. For the next 3 weeks I was at his side every evening in the hospital. One evening when we were all alone the he looked at me and smiled and started to talk. He told me how lucky he was. Lucky! I thought. I wanted to scream and he felt lucky? He stated that if they had been able to lower his blood pressure in emergency that night, he would have been sent home thinking everything was ok. He would have never realized he had other problems that needed immediate attention. At that point I realized that these were actually his genuine feelings. He had had two surgeries. One removed a blood clot from his heart and one to remove a kidney. But he still felt like he was the luckiest man alive. He saw the glass half full as I saw it half empty.</p><p>All is well in both our worlds now. We have taken the experience and learned from it. There is truly good in every situation. You just have to look.</p> 10 2009-03-02T18:00:31+00:00 0 13 13 1 2009-03-02T18:00:31+00:00 14 0 <p>My life has resembled an EKG reading. Both of my parents died from cancer. Devastating losses for me. My son contemplated suicide from pressure and stress during his college years. Love got us through it. My daughter is living with her boyfriend for a few years and is not married yet. This has not been sitting well with me for some time. I recently had a change of heart - started looking at the situation differently. Accepted the good parts of it and let go of what I've been seeing as the bad. I am so fortunate to have a husband who is "the old man on the mountain" for me. We both love, help, support each other through good times and bad. I've been in the depths of many a valley and able to rise to a new and better peak. May all who read this book identify with its message. I feel blessed to be on a very peaceful peak right now.</p> 10 2009-03-02T18:00:31+00:00 0 15 15 1 2009-03-02T18:00:31+00:00 16 0 <p>I loved reading the book - it really hit home. I was diagnosed with prostate cancer just 6 weeks ago and scheduled for surgery soon. This book did more to lift my spirits and get be back on track than two Zanax. Peaks and Valleys really provided me with a whole new perspective on life and dealing with its emotional roller coaster. Thank Dr. Johnson</p> 10 2009-03-02T18:00:31+00:00 0 16 16 1 2009-03-02T18:00:31+00:00 17 0 A terrific book. I guess the author has written this and has been realeased just at the right time when the things are going tough in the world and everyone needed some hope and strength to come out of the "Valley" and turn it into a "Peak". Kuidos Sir.. looking out another such book. Neville 10 2009-03-02T18:00:31+00:00 0 49 49 1 2009-03-02T18:00:31+00:00 125 0 This was by far the best book I have ever read. I checked it from my local library and couldn't put it down. Everything in it makes perfect sense, especially in these tough times. I would recommend this book to everyone out there. I promise that if you just read it and share it, you will find that you are on your way to higher peaks and less valleys. I am planning to put some of these ideas into a notebook of my own to help me stay focused. I plan to share this book with my husband. I think that once he reads this, things might not look so gloom and doom. Please find it and read it for yourself. I know it will help you. 10 2009-03-02T18:00:31+00:00 0 55 55 1 2009-03-02T18:00:31+00:00 149 0