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Marin randomly gets sick
Seemingly out of nowhere martin falls extremely ill with severe cold/flu like symptoms. It all started with a sore throat but will soon get worse -
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Martin's condition gets worse
Over the next 18 months Martin's sickness just gets worse and worse. He eventually becomes mute and wheelchair-bound, but doctors are unable to diagnose his condition -
Martin falls unconcious
Martin loses consciousness and is given only 2 years to live -
Regaining consciousness
Around 16 years old, Martin starts to regain his consciousness and becomes aware of his surroundings but is unable to communicate. This is the start of what he calls the Ghost Boy. He ends up living like this for many years. -
Martin gets assessed
After a caregiver of Martin's, Virna, starts to believe that Martin is capable of more she convinces doctors to test him on whether he would be able to use communication devices. Martin was afraid but after a pleasing performance of the test Martin is given the opportunity to use communication devices and as he says, it was the start of the end of the Ghost Boy. -
Martin gets a job
After learning to master his communication deceives he his finally given more opportunities. After attending classes at a college he is given the opportunity to work in the office and earn money. -
Martin finds love
After meeting one of his sisters friends on a routine call home he starts to chat with this friend, Joanna, for hours a day. Martin realizes that this is the first person that isn't family that loves him for who he is and looks past his differences. After a few months of online chatting they decide to meet up in person to decide their future. -
Martin gets a better job
After helping out with software and tech problems the people around him are able to see what he is really capable of. This leads to him getting a job offer working with software programs to be a web designer. -
Martin and Joanna's Wedding
Once they meet they fall even more in love and decide that they will move to the UK together and get married. Joanna vows to always be there for Martin and help him with everything he needs. Finally after getting to the day of their wedding Martin's heart is racing as he is waiting to see his future wife. After getting off a horse drawn carriage he sees her and she walks down the aisle (The books ends there)