If it had, I can say that I probably would have picked it up and taken it home to read. I might have seen the book at my home town library, but I am not sure if I would have picked it up to read it although I do admit, the title would have caught my eye. Honesty compells me to admit that I probably would never have read this book if it had not been for a challenge to find and read a book by an author that was born in my home town. Dan Bigley’s triumph over tragedy is a testament to the ability of the human spirit to overcome physical and emotional devastation, to choose not just to live, but to live fully. The couple’s unforgettable story is one of courage, tenacious will, and the power of love to lead the way out of darkness. Five surgeries later, partway into his long healing journey, they found their way back to each other. All of this was shattered by the mauling that nearly killed him, that left him blind and disfigured.įacing paralyzing pain and inconceivable loss, Dan was in no shape to be in a relationship.
After a year of being intrigued by a woman named Amber, they had just spent their first night together. He had just bought a cabin high in the Chugach Mountains with a view that went on forever. He had a job he loved taking troubled kids on outdoor excursions. Until then, one thing after another had fallen into place in Dan’s life.
“Upper nose, eyes, forehead anatomy unrecognizable,” as the medevac report put it. Dan barely had time for “bear charging” to register before it had him on the ground, altering his life forever. Before it was over, after a stellar day of salmon fishing along Alaska’s Kenai and Russian rivers, a grizzly came tearing around a corner in the trail.
#FROM SIMPLY BEING FINISHED WITH THE BEAR FULL#
The unbelievable true story of a man who narrowly survived one of the most brutal grizzly bear attacks, and the love that separated his blindness from the dark.Ī 25-year-old backcountry wanderer, a man happiest exploring wild places with his dog, Dan Bigley woke up one midsummer morning to a day full of promise.
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