The Twelfth Raven. A Memoir Of Stroke, Love And Recovery

Cover Type: Softcover
Book Condition: Very Good
Jacket Condition: None Issued
Publisher: UWA Publishing
Publisher Place: Australia
Publisher Year: 2014
Edition: First Edition

Description: 313 pages. Book is in Very good condition throughout. The only exception are some light moisture markings on the first few pages.

Publishers Description: When Doris Bretts fit, healthy 59-year-old husband Martin had a stroke, they were unexpectedly thrown into a journey of discovery. What began as a minor stroke turned into a golf-ball sized blood clot on his brain, followed by a life-threatening heart condition. Later Brett learned that she carried the potentially deadly BRCA1 genetic mutation. However - due largely to Doris research into brain plasticity and the neurotherapy techniques she implemented - Martins recovery was exceptional and he has now returned to all of his pre-stroke activities. The Twelfth Raven is a literary journey through a series of crises, and an inspirational story of recovery after stroke. Doris Bretts brave and unflinching memoir offers hope to the hundreds of thousands of people affected by stroke, through the active intervention Doris conducted and the excellent results that were achieved. Read Caroline Baums Review Stroke is our top killer. We need to know more about it. Doris Brett is the perfect navigator into this strange country. Her calm, candid and considered prose documents what happened when her husband had a stroke which saw him lose most of his basic functions. Their journey together into the world of neuroplasticity and recovery is full of insights into the science of the brain and the emotional impact of being a ceaselessly committed carer. Bretts own personal medical setbacks add to her challenges, but she faces everything with dignity and stoicism.

ISBN: 9781742585635