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Elvis Presley\u2019s downward spiral, punctuated by health problems routinely written off as the consequences of addiction, may have actually been triggered by an event that happened generations before he was even born: Elvis\u2019s maternal grandparents were first cousins.

\u201cI think that even if he wasn\u2019t \u2018Elvis Presley,\u2019 he would have had severe health problems and probably an early death,\u201d said historian and author Sally Hoedel.

Elvis: Destined to Die Young is Hoedel\u2019s exhaustively researched investigation into the real reasons why the world lost Elvis Presley on August 16, 1977, when he was only 42.

Hoedel offers factual and scientific data, plus never-before-published information she gained by interviewing people who personally knew Elvis, to dive deep into his struggles with multiple chronic health conditions. She thoroughly examines Elvis Presley \u2014 devoted son, husband, father and friend \u2014 while plowing through the negative hype and sensationalism surrounding the man. Elvis\u2019s health problems are intertwined with his life story, and for the first time, it is revealed that he suffered from disease in 9 of 11 bodily systems. Five of those disease processes, Hoedel finds, were present from birth. She expertly puts all of this into historical context, pointing out differences in medical treatments and protocols for the time.

Hoedel\u2019s extensive research provides answers to lingering questions about his death and dispels the long-held theory that abuse of prescription drugs is what killed Elvis. Readers may be surprised to learn that, based on Elvis Presley\u2019s family history and the genes he was dealt, nothing could have saved the King of Rock \u2018n\u2019 Roll. The result is a totally fresh, unique, humanizing approach to Elvis.

\u201cI wrote this book because I genuinely believe this is a story that Elvis would want known,\u201d Hoedel said. \u201cHe needed to be a strong American male while he was alive, and he hid his pain and his body\u2019s weaknesses. Yet, he always knew he was just like everyone else: human. I believe he would be OK with everyone now understanding just how human he was. He struggled but he tried. My only hope for this labor of love is that it makes someone stop and think about Elvis just a little bit differently. He deserves it.\u201d

Author Sally A. Hoedel, a lifelong Elvis fan and historian, has a journalism degree from Michigan State University and is co-owner of Character Development and Leadership, a curriculum business. She lives in Northern Michigan with her husband and their four daughters.

For more information, please visit www.ElvisAuthor.com, or follow the author on Facebook at www.facebook.com/Elvis-Destined-To-Die-Young-101511875099858.

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