Mistaken Identity: Two Families, One Survivor, Unwavering Hope

By: Dan & Susie Van Ryan

In this harrowing true story of tragedy, faith, and fortitude, two families are joined by a twist of fate after a fatal car accident.

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In this harrowing true story of tragedy, faith, and fortitude, two families are joined by a twist of fate after a fatal car accident.

In 2006, five lives were lost in a tragic car accident. The sole survivor was rushed to the hospital, where she remained in a coma for five weeks. Everyone believed that Laura Van Ryn was in a coma and that Whitney Cerak had died in the crash—until Whitney woke up.

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? In Mistaken Identity, the Van Ryn family and the Cerek family describe their ordeal and explore the bond sustaining and uniting them as they deal with their bizarre reversal of life lost and life found.

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