Jennifer Gasner - My Unexpected Life - Virtual Book Tour

Finding Balance Beyond My Diagnosis

Memoir

Date Published: September 7, 2023

Publisher: Acorn Publishing

Jennifer Gasner is seventeen when her dreams are shattered overnight. Receiving a diagnosis of Friedreich’s Ataxia, a rare genetic neuromuscular disease, means she must prepare herself for a life of loss. When she starts college, she can still walk on her own, but as her disease progresses, she spirals further into sadness, denial, and alienation. She turns to alcohol and a toxic relationship to distract her from what she refuses to accept—that her body, her self-esteem, and her hope for her future are failing.

When Jennifer develops a friendship with rock star Dave Matthews, her outlook changes. She begins to understand that using a wheelchair doesn’t mean her life is over. In fact, when she discovers disability culture, she realizes it’s not her body that needs to be fixed but her assumptions about being disabled.

In her captivating memoir, My Unexpected Life: Finding Balance Beyond My Diagnosis, Jennifer invites you into her world, where she must learn to view her changing body with compassion and choose gratitude over anger as she finds strength and acceptance in a whole new way of moving through life.

Share Link

Virtual Book Tour - September 4 - October 4

September 4 - RABT Book Tours - Kick Of

September 5 - Matters That Count - Excerpt

September 6 - Nana's Book Reviews - Spotlight

September 7 - My Bookmarked Reads - Interview

September 8 - BRVL Book Review Virginia Lee Blog - Spotlight

September 11 - Book Junkiez - Excerpt

September 12 - Liliyana Shadowlyn - Spotlight

September 13 - Novel's Alive - Review

September 14 - Crossroad Reviews - Spotlight

September 15 - The Avid Reader - Interview

September 18 - Tea Time and Books - Spotlight

September 19 - On a Reading Bender - Review

September 20 -Beautiful Books - Spotlight

September 21 - Our Town Book Reviews - Excerpt

September 22 - My Reading Addiction - Spotlight

September 25 - Texas Book Nook - Review

September 26 - Momma and Her Stories - Spotlight

September 27 - A Life Through Books - Interview

September 28 - Novel News Network - Review

September 29 - The Faerie Review - Spotlight

October 2 - The Indie Express - Review

October 3 - Heidi Lynn's Book Reviews - Review*

October 3 - Momma Says to Read or Not to Read - Spotlight

October 4 - RABT Reviews - Wrap Up

Author Share Link

Jennifer Gasner received her BA in English from the University of Wisconsin-Platteville and her MS in recreation from Western Illinois University. Her work with Independent Living Centers enabled her to learn about various disability programs throughout the country and ignited her passion for disability culture. She relocated to San Diego, California, on her own at the age of twenty-eight.

As a mentor for What’s Next, a program for youth with disabilities, and as co-chair of UC San Diego’s Staff Association for staff with disabilities, Jennifer solidified her role in the San Diego disability community. In 2020, Jennifer became an ambassador for the Friedreich’s Ataxia Research Alliance (FARA), raising awareness about Friedreich’s Ataxia (FA). She participated in Rare Across America, meeting with legislators to discuss laws affecting more than 25 million Americans living with one or more rare diseases.

Jennifer is a member of the San Diego Memoir Writers Association, and her writing has been published in Shaking the Tree, volumes 3 and 4. In her free time, she enjoys yoga, movies, and traveling. She lives with her boyfriend Gregory and their dog. My Unexpected Life: Finding Balance Beyond My Diagnosis is her first book.

Contact Links

Website: https://jennifergasner.com/

Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/authorjennifergasner

Blog: https://jennifergasner.com/blog/

Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/61850778-my-unexpected-life?ac=1&from_search=true&qid=bVXleSeNpK&rank=1

Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/jennygwriter

Purchase Links

Amazon:

https://www.amazon.com/My-Unexpected-Life-Finding-Diagnosis/dp/B0CCCPG1ZJ/ref=sr_1_1?crid=1DSSQ9GJB5QWR&keywords=my+unexpected+life+jennifer+gasner&qid=1691180849&sprefix=my+unexpected+%2Caps%2C151&sr=8-1

Barnes and Noble:

https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/my-unexpected-life-jennifer-gasner/1143812862?ean=9798885280327

Apple Books:

https://books.apple.com/us/book/my-unexpected-life-finding-balance-beyond-my-diagnosis/id6452015097

Giveaway

3 Amazon Gift Cards @ $25 each