NEW BOOK: "Challenging the Dragon: The Heartwarming Story of a Man Who Lives in the Shadow of Two Valleys"
" Meet Jim Haverlock, a man who lives in the shadow of 2 valleys – one a literal valley (Methow Valley, Washington state) and the other a metaphorical one, but no less real (The Valley of the Shadow of Death). For the past twelve years Jim has struggled with progressive multiple sclerosis. “Challenging the Dragon” is his story. It is a timeless one with lessons and insights that will encourage and empower readers young and old.

At the heart of Jim’s story is that fundamental human quality: The desire to seek out or tool together ways to survive and yes, thrive in the face of a merciless adversary. Jim’s nemesis is a dragon called multiple sclerosis; an insidious disease that grabs and tears at him on a daily basis. Jim’s battles and skirmishes are documented in “Challenging the Dragon”. It is a struggle rich in lessons and insights that apply to each of us, for surely we all wrestle with our own individual demons and dragons, as well as a host of issues related to our vulnerabilities and mortality. “Challenging the Dragon” is a manual of trench warfare replete with real life, “get down and do it” tactics and methods. Among these: Forays into novel treatments being done in Germany, leading edge umbilical cord stem cell therapy in Mexico, and some wondrous techniques for shoring up broken bodies and souls here in the United States.

“Challenging the Dragon” is available through Amazon, Borders, BookSurge, Alibris and the “Flyin-Blind” web site http://14ushop.com/flyin-blind/"