Untether

Inspiration for Living Free and Strong No Matter What the Challenge

Jt Jester Mestdagh

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Movement Publishing
14 May 2019

Memoirs; Christianity; Personal Christian testimony & inspirational works; Teaching of physically disabled students

#1 International Bestseller in TEN Categories on Amazon in the US and CA. Including College Student Life in and Physical Impairments in Canada. Including Special Education, Communicative Disorders in Special Ed., Learning Disabilities, Physical Impairments, Travel Biographies & Memoirs, Family & Inspirational Spirituality, Men's Inspirational Spirituality, and Miracles & Spirituality in the United States.

UNTETHER is the story of JT Mestdagh, a young man born with a death sentence and who is now an entrepreneur and adventurer on a mission to empower people to UNTETHER from limiting beliefs and to soar to their highest dreams.

Proceeds of book sales go to the JT Mestdagh Foundation, which Mestdagh launched to support people facing challenges, whether it be disease, disability, disappointment, or dyslexia. An extreme skier, experienced mountaineer, and boater, Mestdagh divides his time between Michigan and Colorado.

Diagnosed with a life-threatening syndrome called VATER/VACTERL, Mestdagh endured 250 days in hospitals before age 3 and 16 major surgeries before age 16. As soon as doctors discovered one condition and treated it, a new and worse one would pop up. On top of that, Mestdagh has such severe dyslexia and short-term memory loss that his school told him in fourth grade that he would be illiterate for life.

Infused with drama and humor, UNTETHER will pull you through the relentless suffering into light-filled breakthroughs--because Mestdagh and his family stood strong in their faith and never, never, never gave up.

Along with years of medical treatments and nonstop home care, his parents relentlessly hunted for the right program to help Mestdagh learn to read. Nothing worked until in fifth grade a God-arranged encounter with a unique system called Tattum Reading changed Mestdagh's life forever.

UNTETHER tells a story of courage, determination, and overcoming. Young or not-so-young, you will come away with a renewed sense of hope and possibility. Learn that you are not a mistake; you are created for something amazing. After all, if an ailing toddler who practically lived in a hospital can now climb Mt. Kilimanjaro, if a boy who couldn't read or write can now publish his memoir, you too have no limits to what you can accomplish!

By: Jt Jester Mestdagh
Imprint: Movement Publishing
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions: Height: 229mm, Width: 152mm, Spine: 21mm
Weight: 640g
ISBN: 9781513649993
ISBN 10: 151364999X
Pages: 366
Publication Date: 14 May 2019
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

JT Jester, formerly known as JT Mestdagh is a young entrepreneur, philanthropist, podcaster, and inspirational speaker based in Grosse Pointe, Michigan. A graduate of High Point University in North Carolina, JT Jester is also an experienced mountaineer, extreme skier, boater, hunter, and adventurer who has made it his life mission to encourage people to untether from natural or self-imposed limitations and live full, passionate lives.Born with life-threatening VATER/VACTERL syndrome, as well as extreme dyslexia and short-term memory loss, he established the JT Mestdagh Foundation to bring encouragement, joy, and laughter to people with physical and learning disabilities and to their families. JT hopes that through his life experiences and other people's stories, the reader is reminded there truly are no bad days and to never give up.www.jtjester.com

Reviews for Untether: Inspiration for Living Free and Strong No Matter What the Challenge

In my 50+ years of hosting radio and television programs across the country, never have I met anyone as strong, resilient and fearless as J.T. Mestdagh. His sheer determination, fortitude and positive attitude have led to his very survival and ability to write this book to help you, or someone you love, Live Free and Strong, No Matter What The Challenge. Start to UNTETHER now! --Paul W. Smith Host, The Paul W. Smith Morning Show WJR Radio Detroit, Michigan In an era of victim chic, JT's story is a refreshing reminder that while we don't choose our circumstances, we do choose our response. JT's determination to respond to life's challenges with love, faith and joy is an inspiring model for us all. --LYNN VINCENT New York Times bestselling co-author, Heaven is for Real and Same Kind of Different as Me JT is the most extraordinary student I have worked with in my 45 years of teaching reading. His incredible resilience and persistence in spite of life-threatening medical disabilities as well as dyslexia are an inspiration and challenge to us all. UNTETHER will leave you crying on one page and cheering on another. I recommend this book for parents of struggling students as well as young adults who feel overwhelmed by their difficulties in life. -- STEPHAN TATTUM, M.A. Program Director, LearnUP Reading Clinic Reading & Math Specialist at Sterne School, San Francisco Program Director of Denver Academy from 1973-2008