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Able to Laugh

Finding joy though the struggle is real (from TikTok’s much-loved interabled couple!)

Able to Laugh

Finding joy though the struggle is real (from TikTok’s much-loved interabled couple!)

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Hardback

£14.99

Publisher: SPCK Publishing
ISBN: 9780281089819
Number of Pages: 160
Published: 17/10/2024
Width: 13.5 cm
Height: 21.6 cm
Q: Why is your wife in a wheelchair? A: Because she can't walk. Q: Why were you ironing in the nude anyway? A: No wait, I can explain... Q: Why would this happen to you? A: Why wouldn't it? People ask the silliest things. But for Jade and John Reynolds it's the silence surrounding disability that's the strangest of all. When Jade unexpectedly suffered from a rare condition which left her paralysed and in a wheelchair at the age of twelve, she never imagined that she'd one day meet her husband John and that together they would take to social media to dispel the stigma surrounding disability, one story at a time. From questions about suffering and sex to family and faith, Jade and John speak honestly and humorously about life as an inter-able couple. And here, they bring together the big questions (and big jokes) that have made them so popular online onto the page in a debut book that will help you reframe your hardship into reasons to hope. It's time to discover that no matter what life throws at you, you are truly, able to laugh.
Introduction: Why did you write a book together? 1. Why is your wife in a wheelchair? 2. How did you respond? (Funny question) 3. Do you any disabled jokes offend you? 4. At least things can't get worse?! 5. Do you have a thing for disabled women? 6. Is your husband your carer? 7. How have you had kids? 8. Isn't it a bit selfish of you to have kids? 9. How do you get out of bed in the morning? 10. If you're a Christian, why did God let this happen? And why hasn't he healed you? 11. If you could go back in time and change what happened to you, would you do it?

Jade and John Reynolds

Lauren Windle (In-House Editor) Lauren Windle is a public speaker and journalist, published by Mail Online, Huffington Post, The Sun, Fabulous Digital, Marie Claire, The Star, Church Times and others. Her first book, Notes on Love, was published by SPCK in 2021. On 22 April 2014 she got clean and sober from a cocaine and alcohol addiction and became a Christian five days later. She has a MA in Addiction Studies, runs a charity recovery course for people struggling with addiction and, in 2018, gave a TEDx Talk about her personal story of addiction and recovery. She is also the proud owner of a Blue Peter badge and has her grade four ice-skating. You can connect with Lauren @_lauren_celeste on Instagram and Twitter.