Our Divide (eBook)

Two Sides of Locked-In Syndrome

LaDonna Harrison (Autor)

eBook Download: EPUB

2021
320 Seiten
She Writes Press (Verlag)
978-1-64742-148-9 (ISBN)

Infos

Our Divide: Two Sides of Locked in Syndrome is the story of the other sidethe side of the young, pregnant wife of a man who, at age twenty-seven, is struck down by an obstruction in the brain stem, leaving him with a rare neurological disorder called locked-in syndrome. Like Jean-Dominique Bauby of The Diving Bell and the Butterfly, Cleve is rendered mute and paralyzed by the syndromebut unlike Bauby, he is unable to move at all, unable to sit up in a wheelchair or communicate by blinking an eye.Our Divide is a beautifully written, honest account of the experience of watching a loved one suffer. Harrison delivers both a peek into the world of a unique other and an intimate view of one young woman's grieving process. A heartbreaking story that's at once a grief, a coming-of-age, and a survival narrative, this genuine, honest portrayal of one woman's mistakes and courage while learning how to take responsibility and create a life for herself will sweep readers away.

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 10.8.2021
• Verlagsort: Berkeley
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Literatur ► Biografien / Erfahrungsberichte
• Themenwelt: Literatur ► Romane / Erzählungen
• Themenwelt: Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Gesundheit / Leben / Psychologie ► Psychologie
• Themenwelt: Geisteswissenschaften ► Psychologie ► Trennung / Trauer
• Schlagworte: coming of age memoir • Journal writing and healing • minnesota writers • Post-traumatic stress disorder and PTSD • recovering from grief • single parenting • Small town Minnesota setting • Strong Women • Trauma Recovery • Women’s personal spiritual growth
• ISBN-10: 1-64742-148-9 / 1647421489
• ISBN-13: 978-1-64742-148-9 / 9781647421489