Beautiful Trauma: An Explosion, an Obsession, and a New Lease on Life (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9780593086773)

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.

Author: Rebecca Fogg
ISBN-10: 0593086775
ISBN-13: 9780593086773
Publisher: Avery Publishing Group
Language: English
Published: 04/04/2023
Pages: 272
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 0.83lbs
Size: 8.56h x 5.73w x 0.95d

Review Citation(s):
Publishers Weekly 02/13/2023
Booklist 04/15/2023 pg. 13