A Life Interrupted: Living with Brain Injury - Softcover

Mathewson, Louise

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1597190551 ISBN 13: 9781597190558

Verlag: Pearlsong Press, 2012

Inhaltsangabe

In February 2003 author Louise Mathewson emerged from a two-week coma following an auto accident in which she had suffered a traumatic brain injury. At first unable to walk or make herself understood, she resumed writing as soon as she could and found the process transformative. The poems in A Life Interrupted depict her healing journey and provide hope to patients and caregivers who have also been transformed by injury. The book includes a resource section and the journaling prompts Mathewson found helpful. "This book should be required for every neurologist graduating from residency," says Linda W. Peterson-St. Pierre, Ph.D., Emeritus Professor at the University of Nevada School of Medicine. "It should be in every VA hospital for soldiers returning from war. It should be at the bedside of all who suffer at home. A caretaker should gently read these words out loud to heal and be healed."

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Louise Mathewson holds a master’s degree in pastoral studies from Loyola University in Chicago. Her work has appeared in numerous publications, including Wordgathering: Journal of Disability Poetry, Mochila Review, Boulder County Kid and Sasee magazines, and the anthologies Cup of Comfort—Vol. I (Adams Media) and Borderlines ’08 (University of Portsmouth, United Kingdom). Most recently her work appears in Mentor’s Bouquet, an anthology edited by Linda Leedy Schneider (Finishing Line Press, Fall 2009). Louise has always loved to write about the sacred moments in everyday experiences, but today these experiences hold even deeper meaning. In February 2003 she emerged from a two-week coma following an auto accident in which she suffered a traumatic brain injury. Though she struggled at first, she resumed writing as soon as she was able. Today Louise lives with her husband in Sarasota, FL, where she continues to write and recover.

Details zur Ausgabe

• Verlag: Pearlsong Press
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2012
• Sprache: Englisch
• ISBN 10: 1597190551
• ISBN 13: 9781597190558
• Einband: Taschenbuch
• Anzahl der Seiten: 124
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