Beautiful Trauma: An Explosion, an Obsession, and a New Lease on Life - Hardcover
by Rebecca Fogg
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Languages:EnglishPublisher:Avery Publishing GroupISBN-13:9780593086773ISBN-10:593086775UPC:9780593086773Book Category:Psychology, Biography & AutobiographyBook Subcategory:Psychopathology, Mental Health, Medical (Incl. Patients)Book Topic:Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)Size:8.56 x 5.73 x 0.95 inchesWeight:0.8311Product ID:SCSB3FD6KF
A compelling account of surviving a freak accident, and a fascinating exploration of the science of trauma and recovery. Late one night, while Rebecca Fogg was alone in her apartment, her hand was partially amputated in an explosion. Quick thinking saved her life, but the journey to recovery would be a slow one. As the doctors rebuilt her hand, Rebecca (who also survived 9/11) began rebuilding her sense of self by studying the physical and psychological process of recovery.
Interspersing the personal with the medical, Rebecca charts her year of rehabilitation, touching on the marvelously adaptable anatomy of the hand; how the brain's fight-or-flight mechanism enables us to react instantly to danger; and why trauma causes some people to develop PTSD and gives others a whole new lease on life.
Told with emotional and intellectual clarity, Beautiful Trauma is a celebration of the resilience of the human spirit and the wonder of the human hand.
Interspersing the personal with the medical, Rebecca charts her year of rehabilitation, touching on the marvelously adaptable anatomy of the hand; how the brain's fight-or-flight mechanism enables us to react instantly to danger; and why trauma causes some people to develop PTSD and gives others a whole new lease on life.
Told with emotional and intellectual clarity, Beautiful Trauma is a celebration of the resilience of the human spirit and the wonder of the human hand.
Languages:EnglishPublisher:Avery Publishing GroupISBN-13:9780593086773ISBN-10:593086775UPC:9780593086773Book Category:Psychology, Biography & AutobiographyBook Subcategory:Psychopathology, Mental Health, Medical (Incl. Patients)Book Topic:Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)Size:8.56 x 5.73 x 0.95 inchesWeight:0.8311Product ID:SCSB3FD6KF
In 2008, Rebecca Fogg walked away from her New York life and career in financial services to move to London, where she co-founded the Institute of Pre-Hospital Care at London's Air Ambulance and continues to work, write and learn Scottish fiddle. This is her first book.
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