"IL TRIONFO SULLE AVVERSITA: NELLIE ZIMMERMAN"

"...Emily domando alla signora QUALLS di scriver la biographa di Nellie...."

And with these words the story of my deaf-blind friend is launched on it's trip around the world. So far,..the book is selling around three or more copies a week at our local Canton Border's Book Store on the Strip! It is doing very well in Stark County.

Things have quieted down a bit for Rosezelle and myself even though the book is selling at what we are told is a good pace! Rosezelle still occasionally sells a book at work, but no one has chased her down the street for the past month or so so things have settled down for her. She cannot run so very fast anymore so the slacking up of people,..who want her to sign their copies of the book,..is good for her as her sleep apnea makes her very short of breath.

Myself,..I have had no problems since the girl in the grocery store and the tomato incident!! The little girl, who is the clerk at the Marathon Gas Station,..points me out to folks once in a while, but this is no big deal and I have sold a trucker or two a "Nellie" book to take home to their wives..so I am not complaining about the little clerk's enthusiasm!

Anyway! Nellie's story is on its' way around the world..thanks to www.workersforjesus.com! She is one of the book reviews in the FAMOUS DEAF PEOPLE SECTION.

The webmaster assured me that they intend to translate Nellie's story into many languages!! If Miss Nellie Belle were here today,..she would not only be.."Walking Free,"..but also.."Walking Proud!"