Running Free: Breaking Out from Locked-In Syndrome - Brossura

Allatt, Kate; Stokes, Alison

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ISBN 10: 1908006641 ISBN 13: 9781908006646

Casa editrice: Accent Pr, 2011

Riassunto

Can you imagine being trapped inside 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 of communicating.



Fell-runner and fun-loving mother-of-three Kate Allatt’s life was torn apart when what appeared to be a stress-related headache exploded into a massive brainstem stroke leading to locked-in syndrome. Totally paralysed, she became a prisoner inside her own body. Doctors warned her family she would never walk, talk or swallow

or lead a normal life again. 



But they didn’t know Kate. The words no and never were not in her vocabulary.



With the help of her best friends and family she drew on every ounce of her runner’s stamina and

determination to make a recovery that amazed medical experts. Using a letter chart, Kate blinked the words “I will walk again”. Soon she was moving her thumb and communicating with the world via Facebook. Eight months after her stroke, Kate said goodbye to nurses, walked out of hospital and returned home

to learn how to run again.



This is the story of her incredible journey.

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Informazioni sull?autore

Kate Allatt is a 40-year-old mother of three and a keen fell runner. She lives in Sheffield with her husband Mark and three children India, 11, Harvey, 10 and Woody, six. Before her stroke she ran her own digital marketing company and was preparing an expedition to climb Mount Kilimanjaro.

Dettagli dell'edizione

• Editore: Accent Pr
• Data di pubblicazione: 2011
• Lingua: Inglese
• ISBN 10: 1908006641
• ISBN 13: 9781908006646
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero di pagine: 216
• Contatto del produttore: non disponibile
• Persona responsabile: non disponibile