{"product_id":"when-the-game-changes-losing-my-mum-and-finding-myself-9781668057926","title":"When the Game Changes: Losing My Mum and Finding Myself","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Evanka Osmak | Kristina Rutherford\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: Simon \u0026amp; Schuster\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: Simon \u0026amp; Schuster\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: Memoirs\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAn engaging and deeply moving memoir from renowned Sportsnet anchor Evanka Osmak about finding a women's hockey community just as she was losing her beloved mother to ALS.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWhen fan-favourite Sportsnet TV anchor Evanka Osmak was forty-one years old, she became a hockey player for the first time. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eShe had her dream job, a solid group of female friends, and a beautiful family; still, she realized she needed something outside of work that was just for her, particularly in the wake of a pandemic that caused all our worlds to shrink. That's when she found Sister Sports, a local hockey league just for women. Evanka was used to reporting on hockey, so she knew the game inside and out--from the broadcast studio. But she'd never played before. And she wouldn't realize until later how much this league would come to mean to her. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAt the same time as she was falling in love with the game as a player, not just as a sports anchor, she received some devastating news: her beloved mother, Jeannie--her family's rock--had been diagnosed with ALS. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAs Evanka navigated her mother's treatment and progressing illness, she found a sense of hope and community within her hockey team of adult women that helped her deal with the unthinkable. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eWhen the Game Changes\u003c\/i\u003e is a deeply affecting memoir that shows Jeannie's care and influence throughout Evanka's life, from her childhood through her lively early career, to finding herself in the co-anchor's seat at Sportsnet. It's the profound story of a daughter's extraordinary love for her mom, and how a team of like-minded women provided solace at one of life's most challenging times. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThis is the story of how sports, family, and women's community can get us through our darkest hours.","brand":"Simon \u0026 Schuster","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":47774763483287,"sku":"9781668057926","price":1431.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9781668057926.webp?v=1777986615","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/when-the-game-changes-losing-my-mum-and-finding-myself-9781668057926","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}