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Penguin Bloom

The Odd Little Bird Who Saved a Family

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Penguin Bloom is an extraordinary true story full of hope and courage, featuring Cameron Bloom's captivating narrative by New York Times best-selling author Bradley Trevor Greive.

Penguin the Magpie is a global social media sensation. People the world over have fallen in love with the stunning and deeply personal images of this rescued bird and her human family. But there is far more to Penguin's story than meets the eye. It begins with a shocking accident, in which Cameron's wife, Sam, suffers a near fatal fall that leaves her paralysed and deeply depressed. Into their lives comes Penguin, an injured magpie chick abandoned after she fell from her nest.

Penguin's rescue and the incredible joy and strength she gives Sam and all those who helped her survive demonstrates that however bleak things seem, compassion, friendship and support can come from unexpected quarters, ensuring there are always better days ahead. This plucky little magpie reminds us all that no matter how lost, fragile or damaged we feel, accepting the love of others and loving them in return will help to make us whole.

©2016 The Lost Bear Company Pty Ltd and Cameron Bloom Photography Pty Ltd (P)2016 Bolinda Publishing Pty Ltd
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After watching the movie on Netflix yesterday i felt inspired to read the book. I found the brutal honesty of the story both painful and uplifting to read. However it was refreshing to read such an honest account of the families struggle specially the honesty of sam’s message. Two many people feel a need to put on a front but in her message Sam admitted truly how she feels, despite leading a reasonable quality of life and coming so far being able to admit not being at peace with her condition is something we can all learn from. As a person with a disability myself I appreciated the tips she gave to both the person with a disability and the family members on how to handle the disability as the person with the disability and how to positively help the person with the disability as a non disabled person. I have had my disability my whole life so I can’t imagine what’ that must be like for somebody to suddenly become disabled. If I meet someone who has become blind quite recently I try my best to be empathetic and offer practical help rather than trying to understand what they are going through because the truth is I have never been any different so for me it is normal, therefore I’m not able to fully get how they are feeling. Yes, I can understand some of the challenges they face because I Face them myself, as a person living with the same disability however I cannot understand them from an emotional level as it is different Having been born with a disability to acquiring it later on. Everything she said about how to treat somebody with a disability completely resonated. I myself don’t llike being called an inspiration, i like being known as just me. A wonderful story filled with honesty and some fantastic practical advice.

Sad, heartfelt, brutally honest and uplifting.

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