Ride on: Adventures in Traumatic Brain Injury (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780578403359)

In 2011, a motorcycle accident left Greg Nordfelt with a traumatic brain injury and multiple broken bones. When he rejoined the world after eleven days in and out of a coma and nearly a month of memory loss, Greg found himself radically changed. Formerly an athletic adrenaline-junkie and successful banking executive, he could no longer walk, speak, read, or write. As he worked earnestly to relearn these fundamental human skills, his wife, Laura, was getting a crash-course training in her new role as Greg's full-time caregiver. To complicate matters, while Laura was overwhelmed with grief, worry, and post-traumatic stress, Greg was having a very different experience. No one knew it, but a near-death experience had landed him into a state of euphoria, where no negativity or pain could penetrate his blissful "safe place." The story follows Greg and Laura through the gruesome accident and its long-term aftermath as they work to rebuild their lives and nurture their marriage. Along the journey, they meet with hardships, isolation, and pain-but they also find unexpected turns, surprising gifts, and a new sense of community with others whose lives have been affected by traumatic brain injury.

Author: Sheila Ashdown, Greg Nordfelt
ISBN-10: 0578403358
ISBN-13: 9780578403359
Publisher: Calliope Press
Language: English
Published: 10/17/2018
Pages: 154
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.52lbs
Size: 9.02h x 5.98w x 0.36d