Insistent
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Insistent

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Insistent

About this book

A Traumatic Brain Injury. A Fluffy White Service Dog. A Fight That Changed Everything.

After a devastating accident left Joey Ramp-Adams with twenty-three broken bones, a traumatic brain injury, and severe neurological impairments, she lost her ability to speak, understand language, and even function in the outside world. Isolated in a world of pain, confusion, and despair, she saw no way forward—until one soft-eyed Golden Retriever named Sampson showed her otherwise.

With Sampson by her side, Joey didn’t just rebuild her life—she rewrote the rules. Determined to understand the science behind her injury, she returned to academia to study neuroscience, becoming the first service dog handler to demand full access to scientific laboratories. Faced with systemic bias, discrimination, and doors slammed shut, Joey refused to back down. Instead, she and Sampson became a force for global change.

Insistent is a powerful memoir of resilience, advocacy, and the unbreakable bond between a woman and her service dog. Together, they shattered barriers, reshaped policies, and sparked a movement that reached from classrooms to Congress.

This is not just a story about survival—it’s a story about transformation, purpose, and the courage to challenge a system stacked against you.

Joey fought for her life. Then she fought for others. With Sampson leading the way, she proved that determination—like love—never gives up.

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Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Title
  3. Copyright
  4. Contents
  5. Acknowledgments
  6. Introduction
  7. Preface
  8. 1 Bronco Billy
  9. 2 Texas to Illinois
  10. 3 The Demon and the Dog
  11. 4 A Ghost of a Girl
  12. 5 Everything Translates Down the Leash
  13. 6 Service Dog in a Chemistry Lab and the Accidental Overdose
  14. 7 Dog Girl
  15. 8 Not All Make It Through the Dark
  16. 9 Finding Trinkets of Hope
  17. 10 Theo Retires
  18. 11 Out of the Darkness and into the Light
  19. 12 Catalyzing a Revolution
  20. 13 Navigating the “What-if’s” and “What Next’s” My Way
  21. 14 Brick Walls and Mountainous Barriers
  22. 15 You’re Just an Undergrad!
  23. 16 Fighting Back Against Systemic Bias
  24. 17 Pomp and Circumstance: Winning the Battle but not the War
  25. 18 Remember the Alamo
  26. 19 Sydney
  27. 20 Sampson the Service Dog in Science
  28. 21 Healing the Body and Brain
  29. 22 The Art of Advocating with Grace and Composure
  30. 23 A 12-Minute Date
  31. 24 Marshal Jim
  32. 25 Sampson Goes to Washington
  33. 26 Dropping Adversity Baggage at the Bus Station
  34. 27 A Flush of Success
  35. 28 One Paw Print at a Time
  36. Afterword
  37. About the Author