Pieces Missing: A Family's Journey of Recovery from Traumatic Brain Injury - Tapa blanda

In "Pieces Missing: A Family's Journey of Recovery from Traumatic Brain Injury," author Larry Kerpelman tells his wife Joanie's story as it happens. You will watch and feel as she is hospitalized after a freak accident, faces dysfunction and possibly death, undergoes surgery, and, over the course of a year, recovers the pieces missing from her memory, speech, and confidence.This book is more than the story of one person's recovery from a brain injury. It is a story of how a marriage and family persevered and survived the biggest crisis of their lives. Woven into it are discussions of the inadequacies within the health care system that Larry and Joanie faced along with valuable information about traumatic brain injury for anyone dealing with the aftermath of such an injury. Whether you or a loved one has been affected by traumatic brain injury, or you wish to understand how the human spirit deals with adversity, this memoir of love, hope, family, and recovery will teach and inspire you.

An award-winning health care writer and editor, Larry C. Kerpelman, Ph.D. has published two academic books and written numerous articles for publications such as The Journal of the American Medical Association, The Chronicle of Higher Education, The Boston Globe, and GreenPrints magazine. His bachelor's degree in psychology is from the Johns Hopkins University, and his doctorate in clinical psychology is from the University of Rochester. His four-decade-long professional career spanned research, teaching, and consulting in human behavior and in public policy issues. He lives in Acton, Massachusetts, with his wife Joanie and spends his time writing, traveling, volunteering, and walking to his favorite coffee house.AUTHOR HOME: Acton, MA