STEWIE McKay: RUSTED, BUSTED, BUT STILL FIGHTING

Stewie McKay: Rusted, Busted, but Still Fighting
A Memoir of Family, Work, Parkinson's, and Refusing to Quit
Stewie McKay never set out to live an extraordinary life.
He was a truck driver, tow truck operator, labourer, husband, father, and grandfather. Like many working-class Canadians, he spent his life doing whatever it took to provide for his family. Through decades of hard work, injuries, layoffs, accidents, and personal struggles, he kept putting one foot in front of the other.
Then came Parkinson's disease.
But Parkinson's was only part of the story.
From childhood adventures on the streets of Saint John, New Brunswick, to years spent behind the wheel of tow trucks, dump trucks, and heavy equipment, Rusted, Busted, but Still Fighting is a raw, honest, and often humorous look at a life shaped by perseverance. Along the way are workplace injuries, close calls, family memories, sleepless nights, unexplained symptoms, and the long road toward a diagnosis that had been quietly unfolding for years.
Written with humor, heart, and blue-collar honesty, this memoir follows one man's search for answers while refusing to let Parkinson's define who he is.
This is a story about resilience.
A story about family.
A story about survival.
And above all, a story about getting back up every time life knocks you down.
Because being rusted and busted doesn't mean you're finished.
It just means you've got another fight left in you.