Triumph Over Tragedy

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Triumph Over Tragedy (NAPSA)—Kathy Buckley’s life may seem like nothing to laugh about—and yet that’s exactly what she would like you to do. In her new book, Jf You Could See What I Hear (Plume, $14), she describes her triumph over tragedy through laughter. It You Could Hear What I See TRIUMPH OVER TRAGEDY THROUGH LAUGHTER “Her words will forever remain in your heart asa way to live your life with hope, inteperity, arial Gavel” —SUZE ORMAN, author af The Conrage to Be Rick Kathy Buckley with Lynette Padwa The power of laughter helped Kathy Buckley overcometragedy. Buckley’s troubles started in school where her teachers assumed she was mentally retarded, when in fact she had a hearingloss. She was molested, run over by a jeep and stricken with cancerall before the age of 30. Rather than be consumed by grief, she sought the light of laughter. Buckley not only survived, she went on to become a top female comic, an award-winning author, star of a one-woman show and a beloved motivational speaker. In If You Could Hear What I See, Buckley reveals a gift that gave her the power to meet the extraordinary challenges of her life with dignity, courage and laughter. If You Could Hear WhatI See is available wherever paperback booksare sold.