So, I
HAVE to have the last word – I couldn't control myself.
I pray
that what happened to me (or the examples of other brain injuries I've written
about here) doesn't happen to you or someone you love.
But,
if it has or does, I hope all of the work I've done here helps you. I know
writing has helped me! Rest in peace, all the loved ones of my readers who have
died due to their brain injury.
Thank
you, God, for letting me live to tell my tale. I will try to live, to the best
of my ability, in accordance with your words from Galatians 5:22-23: “But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy,
peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, and
SELF-CONTROL….”
[So,
God and I have a full-time job with that
self-control challenge of mine!]
Janet
holds degrees in special education and education. She’s never had any children
of her own, but loved being a teacher for 25 years until a massive brain tumor
and the damage that it caused led her to be on disability.
Her main reasons for
writing this book are to try to help other families that have experienced brain
injury, a difficult challenge that changes the lives of everyone involved, and
to help the community at large understand people with disabilities better.
Many of her doctors,
therapists, and support groups are surprised at how well she manages life’s
difficulties. Though she’s no longer able to teach, she loves volunteering with
children so she can still contribute to society in some way.
Janet lives with her
Puggle, Happy, in Lake Katrine, NY.
I (Douglas Winslow Cooper) have been excerpting, weekly, material from this almost-final version of the fine book by Janet Johnson Schliff, M.S. Ed., which she wrote over a three-year period with some coaching and editing help from me, through my business, Write Your Book with Me.
Her memoir is now available in paperback and ebook formats from Outskirts Press and amazon.com:
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BOOK TALKS AND SIGNINGS
More talks are being planned for the spring of 2019… she can be contacted at 845.336.7506 (home) or 845.399.1500 (cell).
Janet Johnson Schliff spoke at the Oblong Books Bookstore in Rhinebeck, NY, on Tuesday, February 6 at 6 p.m.
Janet was on WKNY Radio 1490 in Kingston, NY, on Thursday, March 1 at 9:10 a.m.
Janet spoke at Barnes & Noble in Kingston, NY, on Saturday, March 3 at 1 p.m.
Janet spoke at the Starr Library in Rhinebeck, NY, on March 6 at 7 p.m.
Janet spoke at the Golden Notebook Bookstore in Woodstock, NY, on March 17 at 2 p.m.
Janet spoke at the Morton Library in Rhinecliff, NY, on March 28 at 6:30 p.m.
Janet spoke at RCAL in Kingston, NY, on April 3 at 4 p.m. [They gave her an impromptu book-launch party.]
Janet spoke at the Parkinson's Support Group at the Starr Library in Rhinebeck, NY, on April 4 at 2:30 p.m.
Janet spoke at the Stone Ridge Library in Stone Ridge, NY, on April 27 at 5:30 p.m.
Janet spoke at the Hurley Library in Hurley, NY, on May 4 at 6 p.m.
Janet spoke at the Kingston Library in Kingston, NY, on May 9 at 6 p.m.
Janet spoke at the Staatsburg Library in Staatsburg, NY, on May 14 at 7 p.m.
Janet spoke at the Clinton Community Library in Rhinebeck, NY, on May 31 at 6:30 p.m.
Janet spoke at the Mountain Top Library in Tannersville, NY, on June 9 at noon.
Janet spoke at the Gardiner Library in Gardiner, NY, on June 11 at 7 p.m.
Janet spoke at the Marbletown Community Center in Stone Ridge, NY, on June 20 at 6 p.m.
Janet was interviewed on radio station WTBQ-FM (93.5) on June 29 at 12 p.m.
Janet spoke at the Esopus Library in Port Ewen, NY, on July 13 at 7 p.m.
Janet spoke at the Pine Plains Library in Pine Plains, NY, on July 20 at 6 p.m.
Janet spoke at the Ulster Library in Kingston, NY, on July 23 at 5:30 p.m.
Janet spoke at the Northern Dutchess Bible Church in Red Hook, NY, on August 11 at 1 p.m.
Janet spoke at a writers' group in Rosendale, NY, on August 30 at 2 p.m.
Janet spoke at the Inquiring Minds Bookstore in New Paltz, NY, on September 6 at 7 p.m.
Janet spoke at the Adriance Library in Poughkeepsie, NY, on September 15 at 2:30 p.m.
Janet was interviewed on radio station WRIP-FM (97.9) on September 21 at 8 a.m.
Janet again spoke at the Mountain Top Library in Tannersville, NY, on September 22 at noon.
Janet spoke at the Enchanted Cafe in Red Hook, NY, on September 28 at 7 p.m.
Janet spoke at the Hyde Park Library in Hyde Park, NY, on October 4 at 7 p.m.
Janet participated in an Author Weekend at the Barnes & Noble in Poughkeepsie, NY, on October 14 from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Janet spoke at the Tivoli Library in Tivoli, NY, on October 22 at 5:30 p.m.
Janet’s interview for the TV program Wake Up with Marci on the You Too America Channel aired on Monday, November 5, and Friday, November 9. It can now be found on the Internet.
Janet spoke at the Germantown Library in Germantown, NY, on November 7 at 6:00 p.m.
Janet participated in the Red Hook Middle School's College and Career Cafe in Red Hook, NY, on December 19 at 10:30 a.m.
Janet spoke at the Poughkeepsie Brain Injury Support Group at the Poughkeepsie Galleria Mall in Poughkeepsie, NY, on Saturday, February 23 at noon.
Janet spoke at the Stanford Free Library in Stanfordville, NY, on Saturday, March 9 at 10:00 a.m.
Janet spoke at the Howland Library in Beacon, NY, on Wednesday, March 20 at 1:00 p.m.
Janet spoke at the West Hurley Library in West Hurley, NY, on Saturday, March 23 at 1:00 p.m.
Janet spoke at the East Fishkill Library in Hopewell Junction, NY, on Monday, March 25 at 6:30 p.m.
Janet spoke at the Grinnell Library in Wappingers Falls, NY, on Saturday, March 30 at 10:30 a.m.
Janet spoke at the Dover Plains Library in Wingdale, NY, on Friday, April 5 at 6:00 p.m.
Janet participated in an Author Talk at the Saugerties Library in Saugerties, NY, on Saturday, April 13 at 1:00 p.m.
Janet spoke at the Red Hook Community Center in Red Hook, NY, on Wednesday, April 24 at 5:00 p.m.
Janet participated at the New Creations Gift Shop Author Event in Fishkill, NY, on Saturday, May 4 at 12:00 p.m.
Janet spoke at St. Timothy's Church in Hyde Park, NY, on Sunday, May 5 at 11:00 a.m.
Janet spoke at the Moffat Library in Washingtonville, NY, on Saturday, May 11 at 1:00 p.m.
Janet spoke at the Beekman Library in Hopewell Junction, NY, on Saturday, May 18 at 10:30 a.m.
Janet spoke at the Pleasant Valley Library in Pleasant Valley, NY, Tuesday, May 28 at 6 p.m.
Janet will speak at the Blodgett Memorial Library in Fishkill, NY, on Saturday, June 8 at 1:00 p.m.
Janet will speak at the Pawling Senior Center in Pawling, NY, on Tuesday, June 11 at 12:00 p.m.
Janet will speak at the Westchester Medical Center's "Lunch and Learn" in Valhalla, NY, on Friday, June 14 at 12:00 p.m.
Janet will speak at the Plattekill Public Library in Modena, NY, on Saturday, July 20 at 1:00 p.m.
Janet will speak at the LaGrange Association Library in LaGrange, NY, on Wednesday, September 11 at 6:00 p.m.
More signings will be coming up. A fine feature about Janet by John DeSantos [845 LIFE] appeared in the Middletown Times Herald-Record on Monday, March 12, as part of Brain Injury Awareness Month. An article about her book was just published in the May 2018 Living Rhinebeck Magazine. An article about her book appeared in the May 14 Daily Freeman of Kingston, NY. and another in the Family Life section of the Poughkeepsie Journal on June 8th. The Millerton News published an article on Thursday, August 2, about her talk at the Pine Plains Library.
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