{"product_id":"rebuilding-life-after-brain-injury-sheena-mcdonald-9781138600720","title":"Rebuilding Life After Brain Injury: Dreamtalk","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eRebuilding Life after Brain Injury: Dreamtalk\u003c\/em\u003e tells the survival story of Sheena McDonald, who in 1999 was hit by a police van and suffered a very severe brain injury. Sheena's story is told from her own, personal standpoint and also from two further unique and invaluable perspectives. Allan Little, a BBC journalist and now Sheena's husband, describes both the physical and mental impact of the injury on himself and on Sheena. Gail Robinson, Sheena's neuropsychological rehabilitation specialist, provides professional commentaries on Sheena's condition, assessment and recovery process.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe word \u003ci\u003eDreamtalk\u003c\/i\u003e, created by Allan to describe Sheena's once \"hallucinogenic state\", sets the tone for this book. It humanises and contextualises the impact of brain injury, providing support and encouragement for patients, professionals and families. It presents exclusive insights into each stage of recovery, spanning coma, altered consciousness, post-traumatic amnesia and rehabilitation; all showing how she has defied conventional clinical expectations and made an exceptional recovery. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis book is valuable reading to those who have suffered a brain injury and also to professionals such as neurologists, neuropsychologists, physiotherapists, occupational therapists and speech therapists working in the field.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Sheena McDonald,Allan Little,Gail Robinson\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1138600725\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781138600720\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Routledge\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/24\/2019\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 143\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.75lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.44d","brand":"Sheena McDonald","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":48622039564543,"sku":"9781138600720","price":180.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/rebuilding-life-after-brain-injury-sheena-mcdonald-9781138600720","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}