Rebuilding Life after Brain Injury - 9781138600720

Taylor & Francis

Rebuilding Life after Brain InjuryDreamtalk\nAuthor(s): Sheena McDonald, Allan Little, Gail Robinson\nFormat: Hardback\nPublisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd, United Kingdom\nImprint: Routledge\nISBN-13: 9781138600720, 978-1138600720\nSynopsis\nRebuilding Life after Brain Injury: Dreamtalk tells the survival story of Sheena McDonald, who in 1999 was hit by a police van and suffered a very severe brain injury. Sheenas story is told from her own, personal standpoint and also from two further unique and invaluable perspectives. Allan Little, a BBC journalist and now Sheenas husband, describes both the physical and mental impact of the injury on himself and on Sheena. Gail Robinson, Sheenas neuropsychological rehabilitation specialist, provides professional commentaries on Sheenas condition, assessment and recovery process.\n\nThe word Dreamtalk, created by Allan to describe Sheenas once \""hallucinogenic state\"", sets the tone for this book. It humanises and contextualises the impact of br.