Ghost Boy: The Miraculous Escape of a Misdiagnosed Boy Trapped Inside His Own Body

Martin Pistorius

Nov 2013 · Sold by Thomas Nelson

About this ebook

When you lose your voice, who will speak for you? When it all seems hopeless, how do you get through each day? In the New York Times bestseller Ghost Boy, Martin Pistorius tells the harrowing story of his return to life through the healing power of love and faith.

In January 1988, a happy, healthy twelve-year-old Martin Pistorius came home from school with a sore throat. Soon, he was sleeping all day, refusing meals, and starting to lose his voice.

His doctors were mystified. Within eighteen months, his voice fell silent and his developing mind became trapped inside a body he couldn't control. Martin's parents were told that the unknown degenerative disease he was struggling with would mean that he had less than two years to live. He felt invisible--like a ghost of himself.

The stress and heartache shook his family to the core, bringing his parents to the brink of separation. Their boy was gone--or so they thought. Martin started to come back to life. He couldn't make a sign or a sound, but he'd become aware of the world around him again and was finally finding his way back to himself.

In these pages, you'll hear the highs and lows of Martin's journey from his own perspective, including:

• A family's resilience in the face of hardship
• The consequences of misdiagnosis
• The gift of a wild imagination

Ghost Boy shares the beautiful, heart-wrenching story of a life reclaimed, a business created, a family transformed, and a new love that's blossomed. Martin's emergence from his own darkness invites us to celebrate our own lives and fight for a better life for those around us.

Ratings and reviews

It's a book get you connect with your life if you feel life is dull now, he have such big heart to understand his mom even when she wasn't him die. And a good father always there helped him on the difficult times.

I just started reading this and it already is making me feel so thankful for everything I have that I take for granted. I couldn't imagine going through any of this on either side of this story. Truly inspirational

I loved his story. It's a reminder to all if us to get over the petty things that bother us. He seems like a beautiful person who is going to enjoy the adventure the rest if his life has to offer. There were parts of his story I wish he spoke about more, reactions maybe when his parents first realized he was aware, did anyone investigate that terrible place he was sent, etc....