{"product_id":"damage-done-alexander-kermutski-9798249805098","title":"Damage Done: A Survivor's Story of Traumatic Brain Injury, Chronic Pain and Adaptation","description":"A garbage truck. A split second. A life permanently altered. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAt nineteen, he was run over during a routine summer job. The accident left him with a traumatic brain injury, chronic daily headaches, hormonal disruption, broken bones-and a nervous system that would never function the same again.\u003cbr\u003eDoctors said he would stabilize. They were wrong. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThis is not a miracle recovery story. It is a raw account of what happens after survival-when pain becomes a daily companion, when ambition collides with limitation, and when the person you used to be no longer exists.\u003cbr\u003eFrom failed studies and marijuana dependence to discovering bodybuilding as rehabilitation...\u003cbr\u003eFrom selling everything and moving to Thailand...\u003cbr\u003eFrom building a fitness business while his own body quietly deteriorated... \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThis is a story about rebuilding identity when your foundation is damaged.\u003cbr\u003eAbout masculinity, ego, chronic illness, discipline, and the uncomfortable truth that sometimes \"getting stronger\" means learning your limits. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eNot inspirational. Not self-pitying. Just honest.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Alexander Kermutski\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798249805098\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Independently Published\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/25\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 138\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.43lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.30d","brand":"Alexander Kermutski","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48520274673919,"sku":"9798249805098","price":10.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_56e241cc-94c4-4c4b-8e7d-79f5c478f0c2.jpg?v=1778741779","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/damage-done-alexander-kermutski-9798249805098","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}