"Lady in Red, Where is Your Head?" by first-author Carolann
deBellis, tells the story of a woman who survived a brain injury
and a coma after a car accident on an icy New Jersey Turnpike in
1987, when she was 34. Carolann had it all, the perfect life,
before the accident-a great job at a hot Philadelphia salon, a
passionate 12-year marriage and a wide circle of friends and family
who marveled at her energy and infectious spirit. Then, in the
aftermath of the near-death accident, she lost it all-job, husband
and sense of self. After learning to walk, talk and cut hair again,
she faced the life-long task of going beyond recovery, beyond
recreating the person she was before the accident to aspire for
something better. Psychological counseling and the support of a
loving circle of family and friends helped her to see that all was
not perfect before the accident, helped her redefine a new
Carolann, a work in progress who's less self absorbed and more self
aware, less controlling and more open in her relationships with men
in her life. If it weren't for the imperative, painful job of
remaking herself physically, cognitively and emotionally from a
child-like state after the accident, Carolann might never have
undertaken the intense personal journey that leads her today, at
57, to say "I thank God my brain injury cured me." More than a
conventional memoir or self-help guide, "Lady in Red" stitches
together Carolann's own words, a diary that her cousin Michael
Biello wrote during her coma and rehabilitation, hospital
documents, notes from nurses and visitors and Carolann's collection
of inspirational quotes. "I wrote and rewrote this book over 20
years to help others who have suffered or know someone who has
suffered a brain injury," Carolann says. Certainly those directly
or indirectly affected by a traumatic brain injury will benefit
from reading her book, but so will anyone who believes it's never
too late to re-examine yourself and get to work making yourself a
better person.
"with a closed-head injury that left her in a coma for ten days,
among other injuries. She writes of the aftermath of her memoir,
Lady In Red Where Is Your Head."
- Blueink Review
"honesty sheds light on the harsh realities of brain injuries
and how a life can be forever changed."
-Foreword Reviews
"Both sources provide information about her progress and also
illustrate how much her friends and family loved and cared for"
- Kirkus Reviews
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