Tuscaloosa Native Jameel McKanstry Shares New COVID-19 Book

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Tuscaloosa native author Jameel McKanstry has released a powerful must-read book dealing with his battle with COVID-19 and the pandemic. McKanstry is a natural born fighter who shares his experience.

Jameel McKanstry is a singer/songwriter, teacher, and author. Hailing from Tuscaloosa, AL, McKanstry earned his Bachelor's of Music Education Degree specializing in Choral Music from Florida State University. McKanstry relocated to New York City and earned his master’s degree in Educational Theatre at New York University. McKanstry teaches in the New York City public school system and is the Songwriting Lead for Music Unlimited Entertainment, LLC, a full-service music publishing company.

Jameel McKanstry is a singer/songwriter, teacher, and author. Hailing from Tuscaloosa, AL, McKanstry earned his Bachelor's of Music Education Degree specializing in Choral Music from Florida State University. McKanstry relocated to New York City and earned his master’s degree in Educational Theatre at New York University. McKanstry teaches in the New York City public school system and is the Songwriting Lead for Music Unlimited Entertainment, LLC, a full-service music publishing company.

Dialing 911 is a call that no one ever wants to make. However, this is where Jameel McKanstry found himself, and unfortunately, having dealt with COVID-19 for nearly two weeks at home, this was his only choice. In this autobiographical memoir, McKanstry takes the reader through his visceral face-to-face encounter with a crippling disease that has taken the lives of millions and changed the lives of the entire world. Yet, in the most unlikely time and the most unlikely ways, Jameel finds hope, joy, inspiration, and strength in dealing with this disease. So, prepare to smile, laugh, and cry as Jameel takes you back to April 2020 in Surviving COVID-19: How did I get here?