Smiling Again: Coming Back to Life and Faith After Brain Surgery

Name: Smiling Again: Coming Back to Life and Faith After Brain Surgery
Price: 11.99 USD
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Rating: 4.5 (48 reviews)
Author: Stap, Sally

by Stap, Sally

Memoir Religion Spirituality

4.5 (48)

191 pages~3.2 hr readPublished by Morgan James Publishing

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Last checked: Apr 18, 2026

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Perfect for you if...

You've faced a major health crisis or disability and want to read about someone who came through the other side with faith intact.
You're curious about how people rebuild identity when their bodies force them to stop working and start over.
You appreciate memoirs that mix raw honesty with dry humour rather than saccharine inspiration.

Maybe not for you if...

You're looking for a medical thriller or dramatic narrative. This is a quiet, reflective account of recovery, not a page-turner.
You prefer faith memoirs that stay in one lane spiritually. Sally questions, doubts, and evolves her beliefs throughout.
You want a how-to guide for recovery. This is one woman's story, not a clinical roadmap.

About this book

Sally Stap was living a successful life with a career and family when she was diagnosed with an acoustic neuroma—a benign but large brain tumor requiring major surgery to remove. Smiling Again recounts Stap's experience from diagnosis through recovery. She describes the shock of her diagnosis, the long and difficult recovery process, her eventual retirement due to disability, and how she came to accept a new life path. Writing with honesty, dry humor, and faith, Stap reflects on perseverance and finding beauty in life despite pain. The book explores how faith and family support sustained her through this crisis, and considers how life-altering changes, while difficult, can lead in new directions.

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