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Helen Ross Lee's memoir The Phoenix Rising shows us a successful nurse, mum, and hang gliding champion at the top of her game. In 2008, she suffered a tragic accident in a practice takeoff maneuver that resulted in a grievous traumatic brain injury (TBI), which precipitated a coma and temporary amnesia. Helen refused to give up or give in, regardless of the gloomy prognosis from medical experts. Her ten-year struggle to rehabilitate and return to work (with the support of her family) will inspire anyone who has experienced or cared for someone with stroke, TBI, and other long term chronic illness.
"The Phoenix Rising is an original and bold addition to a growing number of memoirs by survivors of TBI. Shedding light on the TBI epidemic across the globe, Australian writer Lee guides readers from her days as a dedicated nurse, mother, wife, and adventurous hang glider pilot, and down into continual torment that is life and recovery from TBI--her honesty is stunning in detail."
--Kelly Bouldin-Darmofal, TBI survivor, author of 101 Tips for Recovering from Traumatic Brain Injury
"Go, Helen! You deserve all the recognition possible. Your book details an amazing fight for life and an incredible will to live that life to the fullest."
--Barbara Proudman, editor, Tamborine Times, Queensland
"The Phoenix Rising is an ideal read for all people whom have been told that recovery is impossible, that hard work will not pay off, and that life with a acquired brain injury cannot be fruitful. Moreover, this book is a unique inspirational story from which all will draw strength and motivation to use in our individual lives."
--Travis Docherty, MPhty, B Ex Sc, assistant professor, Bond University, director of Allied Health Services Australia
"It is a privilege to know you, Helen, and your story is worth telling the world about and sharing! Your determination will no doubt inspire others to never, ever give up! I thank you for not holding back and sharing intimate details of your life with the reader. I am so honoured to know the writer in person and to have been able to follow her amazing recovery over the years. You and your book are truly inspirational."
--Michaela Kloeckner, ceramic artist, Gold Coast Potters Association
Learn more at www.ThePhoenixRising.com.au
SCI089000 SCIENCE / Life Sciences / Neuroscience
HEA039110 HEALTH & FITNESS / Diseases / Nervous System (incl. Brain)
SPO001000 SPORTS & RECREATION / Air Sport
"The Phoenix Rising is an original and bold addition to a growing number of memoirs by survivors of TBI. Shedding light on the TBI epidemic across the globe, Australian writer Lee guides readers from her days as a dedicated nurse, mother, wife, and adventurous hang glider pilot, and down into continual torment that is life and recovery from TBI--her honesty is stunning in detail."
--Kelly Bouldin-Darmofal, TBI survivor, author of 101 Tips for Recovering from Traumatic Brain Injury
"Go, Helen! You deserve all the recognition possible. Your book details an amazing fight for life and an incredible will to live that life to the fullest."
--Barbara Proudman, editor, Tamborine Times, Queensland
"The Phoenix Rising is an ideal read for all people whom have been told that recovery is impossible, that hard work will not pay off, and that life with a acquired brain injury cannot be fruitful. Moreover, this book is a unique inspirational story from which all will draw strength and motivation to use in our individual lives."
--Travis Docherty, MPhty, B Ex Sc, assistant professor, Bond University, director of Allied Health Services Australia
"It is a privilege to know you, Helen, and your story is worth telling the world about and sharing! Your determination will no doubt inspire others to never, ever give up! I thank you for not holding back and sharing intimate details of your life with the reader. I am so honoured to know the writer in person and to have been able to follow her amazing recovery over the years. You and your book are truly inspirational."
--Michaela Kloeckner, ceramic artist, Gold Coast Potters Association
Learn more at www.ThePhoenixRising.com.au
SCI089000 SCIENCE / Life Sciences / Neuroscience
HEA039110 HEALTH & FITNESS / Diseases / Nervous System (incl. Brain)
SPO001000 SPORTS & RECREATION / Air Sport
Product Details
| BN ID: | 2940163061143 |
|---|---|
| Publisher: | Loving Healing Press |
| Publication date: | 03/01/2020 |
| Sold by: | Barnes & Noble |
| Format: | eBook |
| File size: | 4 MB |
About the Author
My name is Helen Ross-Lee. In March 2008, I was working as a full-time Registered General Nurse in a private hospital on the Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia and my annual leave came up. I was divorced by then, from my second husband and had two beautiful children: Gretel, a ten-year-old, and Stewart, an eight-year-old. I travelled to Dalby in Queensland, to compete in a hang-gliding competition, when, in a practice flight, before the competition actually had started, a fluke accident occurred to me, resulting in a brain injury.
Another few years on, and I had experienced many diverse treatment options, what I considered to be an amazing cognitive recovery and I was encouraged to write a personal account of my experiences.
Whether you’ve experienced an acquired brain injury such as cere-brovascular accident (stroke), or whether you’ve suffered a Traumatic Brain Injury (like I have), the human brain is capable of neuro¬plasticity. It is able to re-network itself and people are able to regain both motor and cognitive functions, the degree to which, depends on how much effort they put into working on their recovery. A number of elite neurologists now acknowledge that neuroplasticity is a basic feature of the human brain. Like a broken bone or a laceration, the brain is capable of re-networking itself.
I would like to share what I’ve learned and experienced, with any people, who have experienced disability of any sort and really, with anyone who could relate to it.
In writing my book, I have learned the art of survival. It has not been easy; I’ve learned some valuable things and I’ve had to let go of some things which were holding me back. I’ve learned that there’s a vast difference between knowledge, understanding and wisdom.
You can watch a 6 minute video which I had produced on my struggles. I feel that through my own experiences, I have a lot to offer many people in order to inspire and motivate them.
I would like to invite every reader of my book to leave their comment, by going to the ‘Contact’ page on my website after they’ve read this book.
See www.thephoenixrising.com.au
Another few years on, and I had experienced many diverse treatment options, what I considered to be an amazing cognitive recovery and I was encouraged to write a personal account of my experiences.
Whether you’ve experienced an acquired brain injury such as cere-brovascular accident (stroke), or whether you’ve suffered a Traumatic Brain Injury (like I have), the human brain is capable of neuro¬plasticity. It is able to re-network itself and people are able to regain both motor and cognitive functions, the degree to which, depends on how much effort they put into working on their recovery. A number of elite neurologists now acknowledge that neuroplasticity is a basic feature of the human brain. Like a broken bone or a laceration, the brain is capable of re-networking itself.
I would like to share what I’ve learned and experienced, with any people, who have experienced disability of any sort and really, with anyone who could relate to it.
In writing my book, I have learned the art of survival. It has not been easy; I’ve learned some valuable things and I’ve had to let go of some things which were holding me back. I’ve learned that there’s a vast difference between knowledge, understanding and wisdom.
You can watch a 6 minute video which I had produced on my struggles. I feel that through my own experiences, I have a lot to offer many people in order to inspire and motivate them.
I would like to invite every reader of my book to leave their comment, by going to the ‘Contact’ page on my website after they’ve read this book.
See www.thephoenixrising.com.au
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