Dr. Michael J. Mason
The poignant and inspirational story of a boy rising up with cerebral palsy conjures up readers to discover a life price residing
— Dr. Michael J. Mason
MIDDLEFIELD, CONNECTICUT, UNITED STATES, November 14, 2022 /EINPresswire.com/ — Peter Mason was trapped in a physique that was his worst enemy, and born right into a world that didn’t care.
Now, Peter’s harrowing, inspirational story—primarily based on the true story of Dr. Michael J. Mason—is advised in the new ebook, On the Outside Chance (Evolved Press; 2022), the first of three books in the Peter Mason Chronicles.
On the Outside Chance particulars the early lifetime of Peter Mason, born to prosperous Manhattan dad and mom in the early Nineteen Fifties. An accident at delivery leaves Peter with cerebral palsy, a situation that ravages the boy’s physique, however leaves his thoughts intact.
Unfortunately for the Mason household, the Nineteen Fifties and 60s is a time throughout which little is understood about cerebral palsy or the particular wants of the disabled. Among adults, the disabled are largely uncared for and ignored, and infrequently hidden away to reside lives of fairly distress. Among Peter’s friends, his situation makes him a pariah. His classmates at the upper-class non-public faculty he attends deal with him with scorn and derision, and his on a regular basis life is one in all mockery, ridicule, and abuse.
Peter’s dwelling life affords him little respite from his issues: When his mom, the solely particular person to actually take care of Peter, comes down with a debilitating sickness of her personal, Peter’s relationship along with his father frays and dissolves, and the boy finds himself alone in a world that cares little about his life or his future. A sympathetic psychologist, nonetheless, provides Peter the likelihood to heal his tortured soul, permitting him to discover a path that may assist him take care of his issues and change into not solely a profitable scholar, however a complete and fulfilled grownup.
Peter’s plight largely follows that of Dr. Mason himself, who created Peter as a semi-fictional character to assist him higher inform his personal story. “I’m no longer that miserable young boy,” Mason stated. “He’s a wholly different person than I am now. Creating Peter and giving him the problems I dealt with then was a way for me to more effectively tell his story now. It allowed me to plumb the depths of his existential threat and show how he found his way out of his own misery.”
The idea of the existential risk is one which Mason says will assist readers perceive the torture that was Peter’s life. “Everyone has an existential threat,” Mason stated. “Everyone has a burden they carry, a weight they bear on their shoulders every day. That burden helps the reader identify with Peter and root for him as he goes on his journey.”
Inspired by the psychologist who saves him, Peter units himself on a path to assist folks. Eventually, Peter transforms himself from a bitter, indignant boy to a younger man who not solely makes buddies in school, however finds path in his life. He turns into a motivated scholar with a promising future. His life nonetheless has loads of obstacles forward, however he’s now outfitted with the instruments he must face his challenges.
“I hope that as readers vicariously live Peter’s journey with him, as he learns to deal with his burden, they’ll be inspired to take a positive role in dealing with their own existential threats,” stated Dr. Mason, who’s himself a Columbia University graduate and a profitable psychologist.
“Peter’s story is everyone’s story,” Mason stated. “Certainly, I hope readers will learn more about the plight of the disabled and the difficulties faced by people with cerebral palsy. But more than that, I hope people will see Peter as an example of how, with the right support, anyone can overcome their own personal existential threat and live happy and fulfilling lives.”
Dr. Michael J. Mason was born with cerebral palsy throughout a time by which consciousness for the wants of the otherwise abled was just about non-existent. Despite the hardships he confronted, Mason molded himself into a unprecedented scholar, and went on to earn two grasp’s levels from Columbia University and a Ph.D. from New York University. He grew to become a profitable psychologist, devoting his profession to bettering the lives of each disabled and able-bodied folks. He lives in Westchester County, NY and County Kerry, Ireland.
ON THE OUTSIDE CHANCE
By Michael J. Mason, Ph.D.
Evolved Press, 2022
$17.95; 205 pp.
ISBN: 978-1-62253-769-3
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