What a wonderful book, and a melting pot of so many intense emotions. From the bleak early days of grief and horror following Rosie’s accident to the joy and exhilaration of her remarkable recovery, this account cannot fail to absorb and move the reader (in my case to tears at times). It is written with a raw honesty, charting the many stages of Rosie’s healing, with all its ups and downs, its astonishing surprises, its set-backs, its miracles. The reader learns about a loving, mutually supportive and close-knit family and the journey they each travel through this experience.
To hear at the end how Rosie is enjoying her life today, ten years after her accident, is truly heartwarming and uplifting and is testament to the innate strength of the human spirit.
This is a book full to overflowing with love, resilience and, above all, with hope. It shows us that, given gritty determination, time, patience and a huge amount of loving encouragement, the human brain has a remarkable capacity to heal and repair.
I would highly recommend this book to anyone whose life has been affected by traumatic brain injury, and to anyone who might seek strength and inspiration from this deeply touching story.