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Running Free - Breaking Out From Locked-In Syndrome (2011)

by Kate Allatt(Favorite Author)

3.85 of 5 Votes: 4

languge

English

genre

History & Biography

publisher

Accent Press Ltd

review 1: Can you imagine being trapped in your own body? Able to see and hear everything going on around you but unable to move or speak - the blink of an eye your only way to communicate. Super-fit young mother-of-three Kate Allatt's life was torn apart when she became locked in her own body after suffering a massive stroke caused by a blood clot to her brainstem. Left totally paralysed and unable to speak, her chances of survival were 50/50 and doctors said she would never walk or talk again. She wanted to die. But her family and best friends willed her to live and with their love and support she channelled her sense of fun and fighting spirit into making a miracle recovery that amazed medical experts. Using a letter chart Kate blinked the words I will walk againA". Soon she was ... moremoving her thumb and communicating with the world via Facebook. Eight months later she said goodbye to nurses and walked out of hospital to return home and start training for her first run.
review 2: This was an incredible journey for an amazing woman that was full of determination and not taking 'no' for an answer. I cannot even begin to imagine how you go from a busy life with your family and friends to sustaining a massive stroke to which you could only communicate through your eyes for several long months. It takes a special bond with your family, friends and caretakers, even though it appeared to be very rough and frustrating, she did it...she was able to show the world that she would one day go back to her life. It makes me incredibly thankful for having a good life and being healthy! less

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