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Indlæser... My Life, Deleted: A Memoir (udgave 2011)af Scott Bolzan, Joan Bolzan, Caitlin Rother
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Bliv medlem af LibraryThing for at finde ud af, om du vil kunne lide denne bog. Der er ingen diskussionstråde på Snak om denne bog. At age 46, Scott Bolzan fell and suffered a brain injury that wiped out his memories of all that had happened before the accident. In this memoir, he tells about rebuilding his life -- his marriage and relationships with family and friends, and most challenging of all, with himself. This book is an interesting look at one man's life and also provides glimpses into how the brain functions. Mr. Bolzan has written with honesty and a genuine desire to help others understand the impact of amnesia. An intriguing look at an unimaginable disability! Scott bares his soul as he tells his story. His problems range from practical ones, at first- how to get from point A to Point B in the neighborhood and later, on how to make a living,- to emotional ones. He examines his intimate relationship with his wife and children and all other social relationships. The writing is not lyrical or beautiful, but straightforward, honest and compelling. ingen anmeldelser | tilføj en anmeldelse
Describes how a former NFL player suffered permanent amnesia after a head injury--losing all of his memories of his past, his wife and children, and the imprint of a lifetime of learning--and describes how he reinvented himself with the help of his wife and family. No library descriptions found. |
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What followed was Scott had to rebuild his life, it was hard on him, his family and his friends. It was interesting to see he retained muscle memory, he was able to drive a car, and what he called ‘heart’ memory, he ‘felt’ who he could trust and not trust, that he was close to his daughter but relations with his son were strained. That he could trust his wife. Beyond that, everything was a blank slate.
This was a thoroughly enjoyable memoir, Scott is very candid in his retelling, he doesn’t sugar-coat things, he doesn’t make himself to be a hero. He is unstinting in his admiration of his wife, her strength and patience, with no memory, Scott ‘forgot’ he was in love with her and had to fall in love with her again. He tells about non-stop TV watching to ‘learn about life’. His frustration with doctors who kept saying there was a ‘psychological’ reason for the amnesia, since they couldn’t find a physical one, when his family and friends told him there was no trauma he had suffered, just the seemingly minor injury when he fell.
An account that could have been heart-breaking but with his persistence and the love and support of his family, along with searching for the right doctors for answers makes this an uplifting tale.
On a personal note, several years ago my father fell running across a wet parking lot an broke his wrist and tore a tendon in his knee. Every since then I have been very careful on wet surfaces, especially when I am wearing ‘slippy’ shoes. Now I am even more paranoid about slippery conditions. ( )