Author + Speaker
Terez Depasquale is a multi-passionate mother and wife who shares her story of Advocacy for her husband during a life-altering experience that left him with a 1% chance of survival during COVID-19.
She turned her experience into a passion for writing and sharing her story to help others going through similar situations. Terez's dedication to her family is apparent in every word she writes. She gives her readers her all, using her expert multitasking skills to help them be at peace with their decisions. Through sharing her own experiences, Terez builds trust with her readers, inspiring them to never give up hope even in the face of adversity. She knows firsthand that life can change in an instant, and her work as an author allows her to help people during their most difficult times.
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You just never know when the unexpected
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Be kind always, but lead with empathy daily.
At the very end of 2021, Terez’s entire life changed forever when her healthy, young husband with no underlying conditions fell deathly ill. With less than a 1% survival rate and a bleak road ahead, her husband spent 10 months in three different hospitals, including six months in a medical coma, with multiple organ failures and coding incidents. It all started with a blood clot caused by Covid that traveled from his leg into his lung.
In the face of this crisis, she knew that if he had even the slightest chance of surviving, she would need to become the world's best advocate for him. She spent 10 excruciating months - 24 hours a day - advocating for his life, all while taking care of their four small children at home. She knew that giving it her all was the only way to keep the life they had worked so hard for.
Through trial and error, mistakes, education, an incredible mindset, and most importantly, resilience, she was successful. Against all odds, they beat the crisis, and she became a master at the most important job she would ever have - an Advocate.
These series of events taught her more about life than she could have ever imagined. She had been a stay-at-home mom for 10 years, and while they had made it through the storm, recovery was unknown. As she studied for the real estate test at her husband's bedside, she witnessed family members coming in daily to say their final goodbyes and her heart broke for them.
At that moment, she knew that the world needed her story - they needed the guide, the tools, and the resources to navigate the unimaginable. That's when the idea of Advocate was born. She began working tirelessly on her book, planning the brand, and pouring her heart into this passion project.
She is beyond excited to finally launch Advocate - a book about fiercely standing for the one you love, no matter what.
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