Mistaken Identity: Two Families, One Survivor, Unwavering Hope

Mistaken Identity: Two Families, One Survivor, Unwavering Hope | Don & Susie Van Ryn, Newell, Colleen & Whitney Cerak | An Inspiration!

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	Mistaken Identity: Two Families, One Survivor, Unwavering Hope Don & Susie Van Ryn, Newell, Colleen & Whitney Cerak Howard Books, 2008 - 288 pages average customer review:based on 130 reviews view larger image
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highly recommended

Make no mistake--this book is worth reading

The amazing story of these two families is not one anyone of us would choose to walk through. The manner in which they carry themselves through this trauma touched me tremendously. The book challenged me to think about what it really means to love my neighbor as myself.

An Inspiration!

This is a moving and inspirational book. The story of two families who truly live Christian lives.

Heartwarming and genuine

I thought about this purchase for a long time before I bought it, thinking it might be one of those smarmy, overly sweet religious books--but it is far from it. This is a true story of the power of God, the power of love, and the power of grace, and I think that both families should be lauded for sharing this incredibly difficult story. This is a story of God's work in the here and now, and I think everyone would like it.

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easy read

great book of a good Christian family and how to deal with life issues.
Easy read.

triumph of the human spirit

This book is an easy read. SPOILER ALERT before reading this review if you want to solve any mysteries in the book which I definitely did want to. You have to keep
turning the pages to find out how the mistaken identity will be corrected. I first heard of the tragedy on the news and then saw the show
on Oprah. I went to a Christian college in Michigan so I can relate to
the locales and atmosphere discussed in the book. I am a very lukewarm
Christian, if there is such a thing. The book is filled with religious
lifestyle and fervor which sometimes bogs the storyline. It is their
true way of life and feelings but if you arent a rah-rah Christian, it
can get annoying. I understand it as I spent four years in college with
many of these types. That is the lens through which they see the world
so you have to adjust to it. I bought the book because I needed to read
the step by step details of exactly HOW they did not recognize their own
daughter. I believe their story is true but I have to say that after
reading the details-------something "happened" that really did suspend
belief and create a miracle. It was not God working miracles but faith
and love being BLIND. They were so strong that it prevented an acceptance
of what was right in front of them like an optical illusion. I agree that
in the first weeks with bandages and swelling and the patient unable to
speak, there is room for error. At the point when the patient is being
lifted and put in a chair and you are able to see more of the body....
and the face is visible and less swollen.....the shape of the hands and
feet....The pictures of the two girls on the cover show similar but not
alike. Unless the teeth were knocked out in the accident... The first glaring sign I can see is the unique shape of the teeth. Completely different
and noticeable. If a parent or sister cannot see the teeth line has changed drastically, what hope is there? Someone noticed but it was brushed aside. A family friend said it was not her early on....she was
brushed aside. A scar that was noticed was brushed aside. Peoples hands
and fingernails are very unique as are the feet. I could pick out my
child's feet or hands among fifty people or more. I do not get that they
did not know. Even when the girl is talking and saying that they are NOT
her parents-----they continue with the RABID faith. This is where the faith thing derails and is a good lesson for people. Faith can be misguided and wrong. The book is interesting because of this aspect of
human psychology. They see a mirage and swear it is the waterhole. The
brain trauma was as great with the parents as was the patient. People's
ears are even unique and differently shaped......did they not look at the
ears of their daughter...the lip shape?...this book is mind boggling.
To have to go to dental records for a living and (limited) speaking person is unique and worthy of a book. The family bonds and impeccable
character of these Christians is something refreshing in this day and age
of violence,drugs and pornography. I also purchased the book as a small
way of donating to them as they did not run to lawyers to sue the pants
off everyone involved. I think the book should have had a few more pages
about each of the other victims. They got a a page or two each of memoriam but I would have liked five pages or more about each,
even a chapter. (and less about the daily religious blog by Mom). P.S.
the eye colors of the girls were blue but not exactly the same shade. Any
moles or freckles? Yet, mistaken identity.

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