HARRISBURG, Pa. Sylvia Hawthorn-Deppen shared her experiences living with chronic pain, in the hopes that it would remind others in similar situations that they were not alone, in her 2012 memoir "Wheel: A Recovery from Chronic Pain and Discovery of New Energy" (published by Balboa Press). This year she shares her story with a new audience via a renewed press campaign. "I have spent nearly 60 years of my life living with debilitating pain," Hawthorn-Deppen says. "As an adolescent I got into trouble with an ornery boyfriend. And when I look back at it now it seems almost comical - in truth, it was pathetic. I was in and out of the psych ward because of giving up on life." In 1998, Hawthorn-Deppen finally realized that she had been living with chronic pain since 1954. She began a journey through the 12 steps of recovery, a journey she chronicles in "Wheel." In 2002 she finally decided to live - a decision that completely transformed her life. Hawthorn-Deppen regularly reaches out to people, volunteering as peer support on the psychiatric ward of a local hospital, as well as helping veterans of the armed services who are often affected by the pain of combat wounds and post-traumatic stress. She hopes her book will help chronic pain or post-traumatic stress sufferers know they're not alone. After almost 60 years, she knows that inspiration and a will to live are essential to a successful recovery, and that it is possible. "Wheel" By Sylvia Hawthorn-Deppen Hardcover | 6 x 9 in | 258 pages | ISBN 9781452555669 Softcover | 6 x 9 in | 258 pages | ISBN 9781452555652 E-Book | ISBN 9781452555645 Available at Amazon and Barnes & Noble About the AuthorSylvia Hawthorn-Deppen was born and raised in central Pennsylvania and still rides the 10-speed Raleigh bicycle she purchased shortly after being hit by a car in Florida in 1954. Her dream is to ride it from Pennsylvania to Florida when she is 74 years old. "Wheel" is her first book. Balboa Press, a division of Hay House, Inc. - a leading provider in publishing products that specialize in self-help and the mind, body, and spirit genres. Through an alliance with indie book publishing leader Author Solutions, LLC, authors benefit from the leadership of Hay House Publishing and the speed-to-market advantages of the self-publishing model. For more information, visit balboapress.com. To start publishing your book with Balboa Press, call 877-407-4847 today. For the latest, follow @balboapress on Twitter.
