Dawn Howard, a native of Missouri who established a charitable foundation called Dawn's Hope Inc. to help people who are suffering from incurable chronic diseases, has completed her new book, "Living with Parkinson's, Depression, and Childhood Trauma: A Short Memoir": an optimistic book meant to inspire readers to find and understand their purpose in life.

Describing what this book is about, author Dawn Howard writes, "This book is my account of my life as seen through my eyes. I will tell my story of being abused, being bullied by classmates, then becoming a middle-aged adult living with Parkinson's disease, depression, and anxiety. I hope that by telling my story, someone in a similar circumstance will realize that if they hold on long enough, they can overcome being a victim and come through it as a survivor who can turn something so ugly into something that only makes them stronger."

Published by Covenant Books of Murrells Inlet, South Carolina, Dawn Howard's new book provides a summary of Parkinson's disease, child abuse, depression, anxiety, and childhood bullying, before delving into the author's personal history experiencing them. Despite the many difficulties the author has faced throughout her life, her message is to always see the light at the end of the tunnel and never give up hope.

To help achieve the author's goal of helping people, proceeds from the sale of this book will go to charitable causes: Twenty percent of the profits will go to the Michael J. Fox Foundation and the Parkinson's Foundation. Twenty percent will go to Dawn's Hope, Inc., the organization established by the author to help those dealing with incurable chronic diseases with the financial struggles of having access to affordable new medications and treatments not covered by health insurance.

Readers can purchase "Living with Parkinson's, Depression, and Childhood Trauma: A Short Memoir" at bookstores everywhere, or online at the Apple iTunes store, Amazon, or Barnes and Noble.

Covenant Books is an international Christian-owned and operated publishing house based in Murrells Inlet, South Carolina. Covenant Books specializes in all genres of work that appeal to the Christian market. For additional information or media inquiries, contact Covenant Books at 843-507-8373.