02075cam a2200313 4500 160920650 TxAuBib 20080912120000.0 080122s2008||||||||||||||||||||||||eng|u 2008002322 9781416567356 hardcover 1416567356 hardcover DLC DLC IG# BAKER BTCTA YDXCP OCO BUR SFR LMR VP@ GR7 GR7A TxAuBib Mistaken identity : two families, one survivor, unwavering hope / Don Van Ryn ... [et al.]. New York : Howard Books, 2008. ix, 275 p. : ill. ; 24 cm. Meet Laura Van Ryn and Whitney Cerak: one buried under the wrong name, one in a coma and being cared for by the wrong family. This shocking case of mistaken identity stunned the country and made national news. Would it destroy a family? Shatter their faith? Push two families into bitterness, resentment, and guilt? Two traumatized families describe their ordeal and explore the bond sustaining and uniting them as they deal with their bizarre reversal of life lost and life found. And Whitney Cerak, the sole surviving student, comes to terms with her new identity, forever altered, yet on the brink of new beginnings. This book weaves a complex tale of honesty, vulnerability, loss, hope, faith, and love in the face of one of the strangest twists of circumstances imaginable.--From publisher description. Van Ryn, Don Family. Cerak, Newell Family. Traffic accidents United States Psychological aspects Case studies. Mistaken identity United States Case studies. Traffic accident victims United States Identification Case studies. Traffic accident victims Rehabilitation United States Case studies. Daughters Biography. Spiritual biography United States. Fort Wayne (Ind) Biography. Gaylord (Mich) Biography. Van Ryn, Don.