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Don't Leave Me This Way (2006)

by Julia Garrison(Favorite Author)

3.73 of 5 Votes: 3

ISBN

1615529756 (ISBN13: 9781615529759)

languge

English

genre

Memoir & Autobiography

publisher

HarperCollins Publishers

review 1: I read this while my son was in acute rehab (fortunately, a much more positive experience than Garrison's!) after a severe traumatic brain injury. While stroke and TBI are very different, much of TBI rehab is shared with stroke rehab. My son also experienced (less severe) left neglect so I appreciated the insider's view and used Garrison's descriptions to help my son realize why what he considered to be "trying" was to the staff "impulsive behavior." Because we were in the midst of our experience, the use of the second person felt natural to me. I suspect that because of where we were with my son's recovery, the earlier parts of the book "spoke" to me more than the latter. Garrison's upbeat "black humor" in the face her grim experience suited me, though I can see where oth... moreer's might not find it appealing.
review 2: Julia Garrison's macabre humor and stubborn drive is truly beautiful. The energy necessary for the on going recovery from a stroke resulting in such extreme deficits, especially when faced with such narrow sighted doctors, is immeasurable. Her story made me incredibly mad with her medical professionals. Those of us who have survived a stroke know we are going to run into doctors taking a conservative stance on our recovery, but the people she ran into were worse than that. I can not believe her inpatient therapists allowed her to fall once, much less every time she attempted anything. Any fall is dangerous. Her story made me very grateful for the care I received. less

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