When a long-term relationship ended, her best friend’s scheme to get Lottie back in the swing of things seemed like a good idea.
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My brain, which had just let me down so badly, was perhaps never so active. The paramedics question was a fundamental one. Who are you? Yes indeed. Who am I?
Robert Mc Crum was forty-two when he suffered a massive stroke which left one side of his body totally paralysed, his speech drastically impaired, & his sense of himself radically altered. What followed was a prolonged period of recovery, full of heart ache & frustration, as he gradually regained sensation, movement & self-esteem & as his family pulled together in the extraordinary effort necessary to make him well again.
My Year Off is a moving story of determination, courage & love that sings with wit & honesty. An invaluable insight into the reality of life after stroke, the moments of hope, the anger & despair, this is a touching classic that gives voice to millions.