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Big Boys Don't Cry: An Autobiography by Dr. Willie McCarney
Big Boys Don't Cry: An Autobiography by Dr. Willie McCarney
Big Boys Don't Cry: An Autobiography by Dr. Willie McCarney
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Big Boys Don’t Cry records how Willie McCarney played the hand he was dealt. Experiencing the deep trauma of his mother’s death at an early age, he recounts how he also experienced freedom, success and responsibility as a child, learning how to deal with it all to become the master of his own destiny.

As a child, Willie found himself embracing education as a way to break free from the poverty of his childhood and to build a better future for himself. Graduating as a teacher in 1961, Willie assumed he had reached the pinnacle of his career. He never dreamt that one day he would be training teachers. He could never have imagined that he would later spend 33 years as a magistrate. And he certainly never contemplated travelling to Melbourne, Australia to be elected President of the International Association of Youth and Family Judges and Magistrates, but Willie achieved all this and more!

Big Boys Don’t Cry charts how Willie reached each milestone in his life – documenting how the opportunities arose, as well as detailing the many different things he has been involved in, including travelling the world on behalf of the UN. This book will appeal to readers who enjoy autobiographies, as well as those who have an interest in the success stories of ordinary people.

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Release dateMar 24, 2017
ISBN9781784628369
Big Boys Don't Cry: An Autobiography by Dr. Willie McCarney
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Willie McCarney

Dr Willie McCarney was a University Lecturer training future teachers how to work with disaffected youth. He was also a Lay Magistrate in Belfast Youth Court and in Belfast Family Proceedings Court for 34 years. He was President of the International Association of Youth and Family Judges and Magistrates. He travelled the world on behalf of the United Nations Development Prpgramme, UNICEF and the Council of Europe training judges in the use of international instruments concerning the rights of the child. Considering all he accomplished, it is hard to believe that his life’s path was strewn with traumatic events from early childhood through adulthood. This book focuses on one event, his battle with Parkinson’s, and illustrates his resilience in the face of adversity. Dr McCarney is a Doctor of Psychology, not a Doctor of Medicine. Parkinson’s Hasn’t Got Me Yet’ is a fascinating and well researched manuscript about Parkinson’s Disease. It covers what the disease is, who it affects, the symptoms and the treatment through medication and exercise. The manuscript is based on the author’s diary. Starting four years before diagnosis the author records, with well-balanced sensitivity and striking honesty, how the symptoms affect him. He made no secret of the fact that he had Parkinson’s. The inclusion of the record of his walking achievements fundraising for Parkinson’s support his argument that Parkinson’s did not have him. The author also included hospital/doctor appointments. The names of consultants and medical staff treating the author and others offering various levels of support are not included, in the interests of anonymity.

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