
Remember, You're the Greatest
Johnny Bollow
He finally found a cure for this son's epilepsy. But is he too late?
After three years of seizures, Johnny's young son, Sam, experiences a breakthrough. But even as calm comes to Sam's body, the illness makes off with his mind. Violent outbursts,...
Location:
United States
Description:
He finally found a cure for this son's epilepsy. But is he too late? After three years of seizures, Johnny's young son, Sam, experiences a breakthrough. But even as calm comes to Sam's body, the illness makes off with his mind. Violent outbursts, strange obsessions -- what has happened to his sweet boy? As these new convulsions threaten to tear his family apart, Johnny is haunted by his late father's benediction: "Remember, as you go through life, you're the greatest." But how can someone so broken be great? Cinematically weaving three generations of fatherhood, Remember, You're the Greatest is a memoir of hard questions. Of unexpected joy in the ache of mystery. And the power of a special needs child to teach a father what greatness truly looks like. Praise for Remember, You're the Greatest "One of those rare writers whose voice you simply want to listen to. Each detail is graced and elevated with a kind of loving, attentive prose." - Lee Cerling, Ph.D., USC "A magical foray into the wonder of boyhood that leaves you tear-stained and cheering." - Susan Reedy, MA, autism specialist "Dear reader, just a simple request: Take off your sandals, for you stand on holy ground. You will laugh, you will cry, you will shake your head in amazement." - Timothy J. Patterson, MFT "A poetic and beautiful literary weaving that reminds us that we can make a difference when we show up in suffering and allow imperfection to be beautiful." - Juli Chaffee, MSW "Masterful storytelling, humor, and honesty that lets parents know they are not alone on their journey." - Rev. Julie Ono, Evergreen Baptist Church, LA "Gave the inner thoughts in the recesses of my soul permission to come out." - Laura Gossman, mother of a child with autism Duration - 5h 55m. Author - Johnny Bollow. Narrator - Johnny Bollow. Published Date - Sunday, 22 January 2023. Copyright - © 2020 John Bollow ©.
Language:
English
Opening Credits
Duration:00:00:45
Epigraph
Duration:00:00:24
Introduction: A Prayer in the Dark
Duration:00:02:43
Prologue: The Storyteller
Duration:00:11:46
Chapter 1: Signs of Life
Duration:00:06:00
Chapter 2: The House Across the Street From the Cemetery
Duration:00:02:46
Chapter 3: Mail Order Shoes and Clip-on Ties
Duration:00:04:16
Chapter 4: The Race for the Gate
Duration:00:02:08
Chapter 5: Snowmobile CPR
Duration:00:04:55
Chapter 6: The Mother of All Child-birthing Classes
Duration:00:07:49
Chapter 7: Sculptures of Steel
Duration:00:06:05
Chapter 8: The Winter Campaign
Duration:00:07:03
Chapter 9: Sacred Myopia
Duration:00:06:27
Chapter 10: Here's Looking at You, Kid
Duration:00:05:00
Chapter 11: Taking Flight
Duration:00:02:41
Chapter 12: Remember, You're the Greatest
Duration:00:04:44
Chapter 13: The Last Ride of the Impala
Duration:00:02:28
Chapter 14: The Angel in the Overcoat
Duration:00:02:10
Chapter 15: Safe
Duration:00:03:48
Chapter 16: Unknown Terrain
Duration:00:06:04
Chapter 17: Wonder in Reverse
Duration:00:07:20
Chapter 18: I Want a New Drug
Duration:00:04:55
Chapter 19: Breaking Down the Stage
Duration:00:07:39
Chapter 20: How to Compartmentalize a Soul
Duration:00:04:23
Chapter 21: Grand Canyons
Duration:00:07:17
Chapter 22: Armchair Philosophers
Duration:00:05:10
Chapter 23: And He Shall Be Called, Hawkwind
Duration:00:09:41
Chapter 24: The Homing Beacon
Duration:00:07:02
Chapter 25: Dad, You Pray God
Duration:00:03:33
Chapter 26: Force-feeding A Cure
Duration:00:08:37
Chapter 27: Plague
Duration:00:10:07
Chapter 28: Shelter
Duration:00:03:27
Chapter 29: Bricks of Cocaine and a Ming Vase
Duration:00:10:04
Chapter 30: Sticks and Stones
Duration:00:22:53
Chapter 31: Moonlight and Shadow
Duration:00:13:31
Chapter 32: Bedraggled Hope
Duration:00:04:22
Chapter 33: The Reason for Everything
Duration:00:07:56
Chapter 34: Welcome to the Nudist Colony
Duration:00:07:15
Chapter 35: The Father, the Son, and the Holy Toast
Duration:00:08:45
Chapter 36: A Day in the Life of a Scold
Duration:00:08:23
Chapter 37: I Married an Artist
Duration:00:17:12
Chapter 38: God in Pain
Duration:00:11:12
Chapter 39: A Hundred Bees Biting Me
Duration:00:05:52
Chapter 40: The Vast Open Space
Duration:00:05:37
Chapter 41: Beyond Absurdity
Duration:00:15:50
Chapter 42: Hills of Dim Starlight
Duration:00:04:04
Chapter 43: The Voice of My Father
Duration:00:03:49
Chapter 44: I'll Follow You, and You Follow Me
Duration:00:10:04
Chapter 45: A New Way of Loving
Duration:00:04:46
Chapter 46: Baby Birds
Duration:00:05:10
Chapter 47: Mystery and Hope
Duration:00:10:20
Chapter 48: The Boy Pirate
Duration:00:02:32
Acknowledgements
Duration:00:06:03
Closing Credits
Duration:00:00:49