Haddonfield,
NJ,
October
14,
2025
–(PR.com)– Mark
Hodges,
a
former
business
executive
as
well
as
a
loving
father
of
forty-three
years
who
has
been
blessed
with
two
children
and
three
grandchildren,
has
completed
his
new
book,
“Lessons
From
Philip:
The
joys
and
sorrows
of
growing
up
with
a
disabled
brother”:
a
poignant
and
compelling
account
that
shares
the
author’s
experiences
in
growing
up
with
his
brother
Philip,
who
had
cerebral
palsy,
and
how
growing
up
with
his
brother
shaped
his
worldview.
“The
countless
lessons
Philip’s
life
has
taught
me
throughout
my
life
have
greatly
influenced
the
person
I
am,”
shares
Hodges.
“I
share
those
lessons
in
this
book,
which
I
have
been
writing
in
my
head
for
most
of
my
adult
life
and
which
I
hope
will
help
families
who
have
‘Philips’
in
their
lives
appreciate
the
great
joys
and
important
lessons
that
a
disabled
child
or
sibling
can
bring
to
their
lives,
as
Philip
did
for
mine
and
for
my
family’s.
Our
parents
made
Philip
a
gift,
not
a
burden.
It
was
the
most
important
lesson
that
I,
and
my
wonderful
siblings,
learned.”
The
author
continues,
“I
chose
to
write
about
my
experiences
growing
up
with
Philip
because
of
the
important
and
powerful
lessons
his
life
has
taught
me,
not
to
pretend
or
imply
that
his
life
was
more
than
it
was
or
is.
The
tragedy
of
his
disability
is
not
balanced
by
my
betterment
as
a
person.
I
wish
with
all
my
heart
that
he
had
been
born
healthy,
but
I
take
solace
in
knowing
that
my
family,
my
parents
and
my
siblings
and
I,
made
his
devastating
injury
and
subsequent
life
of
profound
disability
as
happy
and
free
of
suffering
as
it
could
be.
That’s
all
we
could
have
done.”
Published
by
Page
Publishing,
Mark
Hodges’s
enthralling
tale
is
shared
with
the
hope
of
comforting
families
struggling
with
the
realities
of
a
profoundly
disabled
child
or
sibling,
helping
them
to
find
the
joys
amid
the
sorrows
of
caring
for
a
disabled
child.
Proceeds
from
“Lessons
From
Philip”
will
be
donated
to
the
Wendell
Foster
Center
in
Owensboro,
Kentucky,
Philip’s
home
for
over
forty
years,
and
to
United
Cerebral
Palsy.
Readers
who
wish
to
experience
this
enlightening
work
can
purchase
“Lessons
From
Philip:
The
joys
and
sorrows
of
growing
up
with
a
disabled
brother”
at
bookstores
everywhere,
or
online
at
the
Apple
iTunes
Store,
Amazon,
Google
Play,
or
Barnes
and
Noble.
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additional
information
or
media
inquiries,
contact
Page
Publishing
at
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