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Rebuilding Life after Brain Injury: Dreamtalk tells the survival
story of Sheena McDonald, who in 1999 was hit by a police van and
suffered a very severe brain injury. Sheena's story is told from
her own, personal standpoint and also from two further unique and
invaluable perspectives. Allan Little, a BBC journalist and now
Sheena's husband, describes both the physical and mental impact of
the injury on himself and on Sheena. Gail Robinson, Sheena's
neuropsychological rehabilitation specialist, provides professional
commentaries on Sheena's condition, assessment and recovery
process. The word Dreamtalk, created by Allan to describe Sheena's
once "hallucinogenic state", sets the tone for this book. It
humanises and contextualises the impact of brain injury, providing
support and encouragement for patients, professionals and families.
It presents exclusive insights into each stage of recovery,
spanning coma, altered consciousness, post-traumatic amnesia and
rehabilitation; all showing how she has defied conventional
clinical expectations and made an exceptional recovery. This book
is valuable reading to those who have suffered a brain injury and
also to professionals such as neurologists, neuropsychologists,
physiotherapists, occupational therapists and speech therapists
working in the field.
Rebuilding Life after Brain Injury: Dreamtalk tells the survival
story of Sheena McDonald, who in 1999 was hit by a police van and
suffered a very severe brain injury. Sheena's story is told from
her own, personal standpoint and also from two further unique and
invaluable perspectives. Allan Little, a BBC journalist and now
Sheena's husband, describes both the physical and mental impact of
the injury on himself and on Sheena. Gail Robinson, Sheena's
neuropsychological rehabilitation specialist, provides professional
commentaries on Sheena's condition, assessment and recovery
process. The word Dreamtalk, created by Allan to describe Sheena's
once "hallucinogenic state", sets the tone for this book. It
humanises and contextualises the impact of brain injury, providing
support and encouragement for patients, professionals and families.
It presents exclusive insights into each stage of recovery,
spanning coma, altered consciousness, post-traumatic amnesia and
rehabilitation; all showing how she has defied conventional
clinical expectations and made an exceptional recovery. This book
is valuable reading to those who have suffered a brain injury and
also to professionals such as neurologists, neuropsychologists,
physiotherapists, occupational therapists and speech therapists
working in the field.
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