The Candy In My Pocket - Wiltgen, John Robert
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A percentage of the profits from the sale of this book will be donated to the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation Imagine becoming legally blind while working at becoming a renowned architectural designer. You have a mortgage on a building you've just started renovating; rent is due for your office; and employees must be paid. How would you cope? Or picture yourself with chronic kidney disease which ultimately requires a transplant. At 30, you are diagnosed with heart disease. What would you do? And, what if you fought osteomyelitis with IV antibiotics for years but finally had to have your…mehr

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A percentage of the profits from the sale of this book will be donated to the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation Imagine becoming legally blind while working at becoming a renowned architectural designer. You have a mortgage on a building you've just started renovating; rent is due for your office; and employees must be paid. How would you cope? Or picture yourself with chronic kidney disease which ultimately requires a transplant. At 30, you are diagnosed with heart disease. What would you do? And, what if you fought osteomyelitis with IV antibiotics for years but finally had to have your leg amputated? What would you feel? Could you keep on fighting? These are just several of the amazing questions resolved in The Candy in My Pocket, John Robert Wiltgen's compelling memoir. He battled many debilitating complications of Type 1 Diabetes (T1D) while creating a prestigious design firm with projects across America, Canada, Mexico-even Africa. With unwavering honesty, Wiltgen chronicles the immense challenges he faced in his relentless struggle against this silent killer. But The Candy in My Pocket is not solely about conquering diabetes, it is also about the author's determination to preserve his identity and keep close those he held dear. This captivating narrative reveals Wiltgen's relentless pursuit of a life of purpose while remaining optimistic amidst overwhelming adversity. As an award-winning designer commissioned by celebrities, world leaders, and other luminaries his memoir includes larger-than life tales that are extremely entertaining. It includes exciting celebrity cameos with stars such as Jane Seymour, Timothy Hutton, Angelina Jolie, Sean and Robyn Wright Penn, Steve Harvey, John Cusack, the former Governor of Lagos State, Nigeria (now President of that country) and Jesus. With compassion, wisdom and his irreverent sense of humor John inspires individuals of all beliefs and backgrounds to embrace optimism even in the darkest of times. Wiltgen's narrative intertwines moments of adventure, laughter, even fear, whisking readers away from their own lives and immersing them in a world brimming with hope and possibility.
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John Robert Wiltgen started writing as soon as his mother bought him a used Underwood typewriter at a garage sale. During middle school he was editor of the school newspaper. He graduated high school in 3 years studying art, literature, creative writing and theater. When he was 17, he was the manager of the Midwest region's model store for the Glidden Paint company while he studied interior design in the evenings despite his mother's pleas he should be an accountant. "You can always get a job as an accountant," she argued. To no one's surprise he didn't take her advice. He's a Leo. Instead, he quit his lucrative job at the paint store to attend design school full-time. After a brief stint at Ray Vogue School of Design, the headmaster asked him to clean out his locker, stop paying his monthly tuition installments and never return. He was still 18 years old when he embarked on his career as a residential designer and never looked back. It's nearly impossible to build a luxury design firm when he lost his sight a short time later. After all, who wants to hire a blind decorator? At 22 John was diagnosed with retinopathy-a complication of diabetes. And though diabetic retinopathy is the leading cause of blindness in working-aged people it did not stop John from eventually building his award-winning design firm into a multi-million dollar business. Despite a four-year period of blindness, followed by many other complications of type 1 diabetes, John built his residential design firm by also writing press releases, articles, and lectures. His home designs have been created for clients across North America and as far away as Africa's Ivory Coast. He obsessed over making his clients' worlds beautiful. John Robert Wiltgen's firm's name is synonymous with its reputation for excellence and superior quality in design, styling, and craftsmanship. The Candy in My Pocket is John's first book.