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The Baby's Cross
by C. Gale Perkins
Product Group: Book
Publisher: 1st Books Library (2003-10-15)
ISBN: 1410793680
EAN: 9781410793683
Dewy Decimal #: 920
Paperback: 180 pages
SKU: 6642
Condition: Very Good
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Editorial Reviews
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Product Description
The Baby’s Cross- is a story about Gale, a young girl who fought many obstacles in her life to survive. She was born prematurely and with the help of a neighbor, she survived. At age two, a fall down the stairs was to take her life in a direction that seemed almost impossible to endure at the time. The losses in her life were many; these losses included her Mom, many other family members, and the loss of a normal childhood. Hospitalized for twelve years from the age of three to fifteen; Gale feels that the experiences she had were ones that shaped her life into one of determination, compassion, faith love and accomplishments. The story includes many miracles that she has experienced in her lifetime. These miracles have reinforced her spiritual beliefs. The real story behind Gales fall down the stairs became clear to her while she was driving along the highway. This is a true story of a young girls struggle to stay alive, it will touch the hearts of the reader.
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Customer Reviews
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Incredible True Story!
Rating  (5)
Date: 2007-07-22
2 out of 2 customers found this reveiw helpful
This story was so riveting that I read it from cover to cover in one sitting. It was fascinating to learn what day-to-day life was like for a child who endured 12 years in a sanatorium as a ward of the state. The incredible revelation at the end of the story wrenched my soul. If you have ever faced or think you will someday face obstacles in your life, read Gale's story and draw courage.
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Hugs to you too, Gale!
Rating (5)
Date: 2006-03-27
2 out of 2 customers found this reveiw helpful
The Baby's Cross is a true story of courage, faith and perseverance despite all obstacles. I cannot imagine going through isolation, countless operations, pain and enormous losses of friends and loved ones at such a young age and coming through it all with such determination! Gale Perkins truly does have the 'heart of a clown' and an inner thread of courage that helped her survive. Love and faith prevented her spirit from being broken. There is also a great lesson in here on the importance of forgiveness. This really is a ten star book, and then some!
Chrissy K. McVay
author of 'Souls of the North Wind'
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An Oprah Book
Rating (5)
Date: 2005-07-08
5 out of 5 customers found this reveiw helpful
"The Baby's Cross" was recommended to me by a close friend of mine. She said it was a fantastic autobiography; she had even became very good friends with the author, C. Gale Perkins, after reading it.
As I began to read the book, I immediately saw and appreciated the large print letters; it made it a lot easier to read. I was shocked to find that Gale had spent the best days of her life in a hospital, from the age of 3 until 15. I know, I couldn't have handled going into a hospital setting, at those times, with out my family, and at the age of 3! It made Gale a stronger person, I could see throughout the book.
She faced many challenges, as her life unfolded, never being able to be in the "outside" world and in a car, and never eating a home-cooked meal until the age of 14.
Gale had endured many surgeries, scary nights, and losses of loved ones at that hospital. She had dealt with things, most kids now days couldn't even begin to imagine.
Gale said she had found her faith in God in the book. I knew as the book continued that God was always with her. He got her through the hard times, and was there for all the miracles she experienced.
I was very pleased when I finished this book, C. Gale Perkins, shared her life story with me, as if she was really holding a conversation with me. This well written book deserved the rating it got. This is the type of book I think Oprah would enjoy reading. It's a very touching story, and I'm very glad I read it.
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A Hauntingly Memorable Book
Rating (5)
Date: 2005-05-19
1 out of 1 customers found this reveiw helpful
"The Baby's Cross" is an autobiography of the life of C. Gale Perkins, written in a light, conversational type of style that moves at a pleasant pace.
The cover picture depicts young Gale's life, tied to a crib in a body cast after she was thought to have contracted tuberculosis, like so many others in the 1930's.
Appropriately titled, from a poem written about her during the hospital stay by the prematurely deceased mother Gale hardly knew, "The Baby's Cross" that Gale lived, actually began at birth.
Born prematurely and not expected to live, confined to an institution from age three until the age of 15, many surgeries -including one that paralyzed her, doctors telling the young, frightened child she would not live past the age of 16 - and the many losses of loved ones were but a part of the wood that formed Gale's cross.
Perhaps worse than the physical, was the mental/emotional torments that hounded young Gale. Here was a child - a baby - at the mercy of loneliness and fear, typical of any in her situation, in a day and time when feelings were to be repressed, especially those belonging to children and especially those existing in a busy, structured hospital setting. The reigning philosophy was to ignore, stifle and even cover-up the truth of what one didn't find acceptable. One line from "The Baby's Cross" makes this perfectly clear, said after the death of Gale's most important friend in the institution: "I then stopped crying quickly; this was something that we all learned at the hospital."
Like a good fictional book, this true story gives a surprising twist near its ending, explaining the real reason Gale was kept in the hospital for 12 years.
The main reason I rate this book well is in the telling of how this high-spirited life turned the negatives into positives, a quality evidenced to me from the beginning, in how Gale handled the re-telling of what could have been overwhelmingly oppressive memories. It is a story of overcoming obstacles in order to see more clearly, a story of faith and the resulting miracles and a story of strength enabling one to find triumph through all.
It is also a story that serves as a reminder to stop and appreciate the many blessings most often taken for granted. (Imagine an American, not having that first car-ride until being in the "outside world" at the age of 14 or never having known the smells of food cooking until age 14, etc.)
"The Baby's Cross" is an enjoyable book to read and I personally liked the larger-than-standard print size of its words.
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My review of The Baby's Cross by Ervin E. Harmon
Rating (5)
Date: 2005-02-10
2 out of 2 customers found this reveiw helpful
This book keeps your interest for the whole 180 pages. I bought the book because when I saw the cover it caught my interest. I was very pleased to find out that the book was even better than the cover looked. The text in the book is such that it makes for easy reading. While the story is an autobiography of a girl who spent 12 years in the hospital as a child, it also tells of her life as an adult. The author tells about her life and the treatment she received while she was in the hospital. When I realized that the 12 years the author was in the hospital , is how long it normally takes to begin school and graduate from high school it amazed me. I remember going off to camp for 5 days during the summer, when I was a child, and how I missed my family, especially my mother. This made me wonder how the author survived those 12 years away from home. This author has survived many losses and the way she survived is amazing. The author also tells about the many miracles in her life.
This book is very inspirational, informative, and interesting. I enjoyed this book and the authors writing style. The Baby's Cross, by C. Gale Perkins, is a great book. The book is suitable for all ages and would be a great book for anyone to read. I definitely will recommend this book, and plan to buy copies for gifts.
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