Isbn: 9781401946340 - falling up: my wild ride from victim to kick-ass victor (15 risultati)

Hardback. Condizione: Very Good. When I opened my eyes, I couldn t move. I couldn t talk. I couldn t breathe on my own . . . I stared at the cracked paint on the ceiling and thought, How did I get here? What happened? I didn t remember a thing. I didn t know that the night before . . . I d plummeted 75 feet off a cliff to the sand and rocks below. When my parents first saw me in the hospital with tubes stuck all over my swollen body and oxygen being pumped into my throat and lungs, they didn t recognize me. In those first 18 hours I had been heavily sedated, drugged and unconscious. But in my mind, I d been lost in a fuzzy, limbo space between reality and imagination. I remember hearing nurses moving around the room clattering objects and talking about me, saying things like, Those are strangulation marks on her neck . . . I had broken my neck and critically injured my spinal cord, had lacerations to my liver and spleen, and suffered severe traumatic brain injury. She ll be lucky to live through the night, one specialist told my mother. If she does survive, she ll mostly likely be paralyzed from the neck down and never breathe on her own and could possibly be brain damaged. She ll be a vegetable. My mother gave the doctors her own prognosis the correct one, according to her: I was told by a higher source that she s going to be fine. . . . You don t know the spirit inside that little girl, she told the doctors. I do. That girl can do the impossible. . . . Mom had it from a higher source that I was going to be fine, and the more I thought about it, the more I believed her. I knew that higher source was me. I wanted to walk and swim and climb and fly free on my bike again. I will not spend the rest of my life in this prison. The doctors didn t have faith in much recovery for me, and the Navy wanted to sweep my accident under the rug and pretend what really happened didn t. But as Mom had tried to tell everybody myself included they had no idea whom they were dealing with.…

Hardback. Condizione: Good. When I opened my eyes, I couldn t move. I couldn t talk. I couldn t breathe on my own . . . I stared at the cracked paint on the ceiling and thought, How did I get here? What happened? I didn t remember a thing. I didn t know that the night before . . . I d plummeted 75 feet off a cliff to the sand and rocks below. When my parents first saw me in the hospital with tubes stuck all over my swollen body and oxygen being pumped into my throat and lungs, they didn t recognize me. In those first 18 hours I had been heavily sedated, drugged and unconscious. But in my mind, I d been lost in a fuzzy, limbo space between reality and imagination. I remember hearing nurses moving around the room clattering objects and talking about me, saying things like, Those are strangulation marks on her neck . . . I had broken my neck and critically injured my spinal cord, had lacerations to my liver and spleen, and suffered severe traumatic brain injury. She ll be lucky to live through the night, one specialist told my mother. If she does survive, she ll mostly likely be paralyzed from the neck down and never breathe on her own and could possibly be brain damaged. She ll be a vegetable. My mother gave the doctors her own prognosis the correct one, according to her: I was told by a higher source that she s going to be fine. . . . You don t know the spirit inside that little girl, she told the doctors. I do. That girl can do the impossible. . . . Mom had it from a higher source that I was going to be fine, and the more I thought about it, the more I believed her. I knew that higher source was me. I wanted to walk and swim and climb and fly free on my bike again. I will not spend the rest of my life in this prison. The doctors didn t have faith in much recovery for me, and the Navy wanted to sweep my accident under the rug and pretend what really happened didn t. But as Mom had tried to tell everybody myself included they had no idea whom they were dealing with.…

Hardcover. Condizione: Very Good. With dust jacket. It's a well-cared-for item that has seen limited use. The item may show minor signs of wear. All the text is legible, with all pages included. It may have slight markings and/or highlighting.

Condizione: good. Fast Free Shipping â" Good condition. It may show normal signs of use, such as light writing, highlighting, or library markings, but all pages are intact and the book is fully readable. A solid, complete copy that's ready to enjoy.

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Condizione: Very Good. Former library copy. Pages intact with possible writing/highlighting. Binding strong with minor wear. Dust jackets/supplements may not be included. Includes library markings. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good.

Condizione: Very Good. Former library copy. Pages intact with possible writing/highlighting. Binding strong with minor wear. Dust jackets/supplements may not be included. Includes library markings. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good.

Hardcover. Condizione: Very Good. No Jacket. May have limited writing in cover pages. Pages are unmarked. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Hardcover. Condizione: Very Good. No Jacket. May have limited writing in cover pages. Pages are unmarked. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

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Hardcover. Condizione: Very Good. No Jacket. May have limited writing in cover pages. Pages are unmarked. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Hardback. Condizione: Good. When I opened my eyes, I couldn t move. I couldn t talk. I couldn t breathe on my own . . . I stared at the cracked paint on the ceiling and thought, How did I get here? What happened? I didn t remember a thing. I didn t know that the night before . . . I d plummeted 75 feet off a cliff to the sand and rocks below. When my parents first saw me in the hospital with tubes stuck all over my swollen body and oxygen being pumped into my throat and lungs, they didn t recognize me. In those first 18 hours I had been heavily sedated, drugged and unconscious. But in my mind, I d been lost in a fuzzy, limbo space between reality and imagination. I remember hearing nurses moving around the room clattering objects and talking about me, saying things like, Those are strangulation marks on her neck . . . I had broken my neck and critically injured my spinal cord, had lacerations to my liver and spleen, and suffered severe traumatic brain injury. She ll be lucky to live through the night, one specialist told my mother. If she does survive, she ll mostly likely be paralyzed from the neck down and never breathe on her own and could possibly be brain damaged. She ll be a vegetable. My mother gave the doctors her own prognosis the correct one, according to her: I was told by a higher source that she s going to be fine. . . . You don t know the spirit inside that little girl, she told the doctors. I do. That girl can do the impossible. . . . Mom had it from a higher source that I was going to be fine, and the more I thought about it, the more I believed her. I knew that higher source was me. I wanted to walk and swim and climb and fly free on my bike again. I will not spend the rest of my life in this prison. The doctors didn t have faith in much recovery for me, and the Navy wanted to sweep my accident under the rug and pretend what really happened didn t. But as Mom had tried to tell everybody myself included they had no idea whom they were dealing with.…

hardcover. Condizione: Good. Signed by Author.

Hardcover. Condizione: New. Condizione sovraccoperta: New. 1st Edition. SIGNED on title page--signature and paw print only, and visible in photo. New book that was opened only for signing. Signed by Author(s).

Hardcover. Condizione: Brand New. 237 pages. 10.00x6.50x1.00 inches. In Stock.