Beautiful Trauma: An Explosion, an Obsession, and a New Lease on Life

Fogg, Rebecca

ISBN 10: 0593086775 / ISBN 13: 9780593086773

Verlag: Avery Publishing Group, 2023

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Inhaltsangabe:

A compelling account of surviving a freak accident, and a fascinating exploration of the science of trauma and recovery.

    Late one night, while Rebecca Fogg was alone in her apartment, her hand was partially amputated in an explosion. Quick thinking saved her life, but the journey to recovery would be a slow one. As the doctors rebuilt her hand, Rebecca (who also survived 9/11) began rebuilding her sense of self by studying the physical and psychological process of recovery.
   Interspersing the personal with the medical, Rebecca charts her year of rehabilitation, touching on the marvelously adaptable anatomy of the hand; how the brain’s fight-or-flight mechanism enables us to react instantly to danger; and why trauma causes some people to develop PTSD and gives others a whole new lease on life.
   Told with emotional and intellectual clarity, Beautiful Trauma is a celebration of the resilience of the human spirit and the wonder of the human hand.

Über die Autorin bzw. den Autor: In 2008, Rebecca Fogg walked away from her New York life and career in financial services to move to London, where she co-founded the Institute of Pre-Hospital Care at London’s Air Ambulance and continues to work, write and learn Scottish fiddle. This is her first book.

Bibliografische Details

Titel: Beautiful Trauma: An Explosion, an Obsession...
Verlag: Avery Publishing Group
Erscheinungsdatum: 2023
Einband: Hardcover
Zustand: Very Good
Zustand des Schutzumschlags: No Jacket