Ben Again - Couverture souple

Clench, Ben

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1911586122 ISBN 13 : 9781911586128

Editeur : Unbound Digital, 2017

Synopsis

Ben was only 27 when he and his girlfriend, Jazz, were hit by a car while on holiday in the Dominican Republic. Jazz was killed instantly. Ben suffered a severe head injury which left him in a coma and at the mercy of third-world hospital care. His family swung into action and, thanks to their persistence and the support of Ben's GBP10 travel insurance policy, he eventually received good treatment and a few weeks later was flown back to the UK by private air ambulance. He was still in a coma and, the physical and mental prognosis was very uncertain. During a month in intensive care he slowly emerged from the coma - with no memory and little physical control or ability. Expectations for recovery were low, yet Ben, with the help of his family and friends, defied medical opinion and, within a few short months he was out of hospital and embarking on an intensive self-directed rehabilitation programme. Key milestones included going to the Glastonbury Festival six months after leaving intensive care, much to the dismay of the medical support team. A mere nine months after release from hospital, and less than a year out of intensive care, he was studying full-time for a Master's degree, striving to regain his cognitive abilities with a view to resuming his career in international development. Ben Again tells the story of how Ben determinedly recovered from a near-vegetative and amnesiac state to regain his sense of self, pass a second Master's, run a half-marathon and learn to live a normal life again. This book is unusual in that Ben's story is told not only by himself, but through the contributions of 25 others.

A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

"After being the victim of a severe Traumatic Brain Injury I did all I could to recover. After seeing a Doctor who took several Brain scans and asked fellow Doctors to predict the outcome of my recovery. The predictions were very grave, however, he said that in reality I was undertaking a Masters to refresh the knowledge I previously had. After this he said to me that I need to write about my recovery to inspire other Brain Injury Survivors.

This was something I took to heart and vigorously pursed by getting my family, friends and professionals to contribute to. As such the memoir of this experience is told by several contributors to give a full round up of life post accident.

It shows that there is no reason to give up on recovery and having the right support is critical!"

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Unbound Digital
• Date d'édition: 2017
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1911586122
• ISBN 13: 9781911586128
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 336
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible