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At the age of 14, Lynsey Calderwood suffered a traumatic brain injury that left her physically unmarked but destroyed her memory. Thrust back into an apparently nonsensical world of which she had no recollection. Lynsey spiralled downwards into depression and eating disorders as she became socially ostracized. This is the story, in her own words, of Lynsey's quest to discover her identity, and, eventually, to come to terms with her disability. She faces devastating setbacks and her sense of loss, grief and rage is recalled. Courage and perseverance, coupled with her engaging sense of humour, see her through, and her tale should be an inspiration to anyone who has faced similar obstacles.
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Lynsey Calderwood is a student of creative writing who has had many pieces published. She also has theatrical training and writes performance poetry and scripts for community theatre
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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
Bought "Cracked" after reading an artical in a magazine, about Lyndsay.
Written in a truly unique style, with feeling, honesty and humour. A facinating account about Lyndsey's life, injury,
problems, triumphs and experiences - written my Lyndsay herself.
This book has such a relaxed and fresh writing style that it's more like a "chat over a cup of coffee" than a biography.
Gave me "oh, I'll just read the next chapter" syndrome - so reading it cover-to-cover was over too quickly.
Well done Lyndsay - truly remarkable.
Written in a truly unique style, with feeling, honesty and humour. A facinating account about Lyndsey's life, injury,
problems, triumphs and experiences - written my Lyndsay herself.
This book has such a relaxed and fresh writing style that it's more like a "chat over a cup of coffee" than a biography.
Gave me "oh, I'll just read the next chapter" syndrome - so reading it cover-to-cover was over too quickly.
Well done Lyndsay - truly remarkable.
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
The first thing that struck me about this book is the searing honesty with which it is written, having suffered no major injuries myself I can only iimagine how difficult it musy be to come to terms with being unable to do the things we all take for granted - finding your way around town, going to work, meeting friends. All of these relatively simple tasks become mountains that need to be climbed on a daily basis of you suffer from the same type of injury that Lynsey has. I was really impressed with how she has handled herself and come to terms with it all, her book opened my eyes to the debilitating injury she suffers from. I'd recommmend it to anyone who wants an honest yet funny account of her life.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
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I was recommended this book by CBIT after my daughter suffered Acquired Brain Injury at the age of 12. She was left with many of the difficulties Lynsey encountered - lack of orientation and mapping skills, inability to recognise familiar faces, loss of all previous memories. It was a terrifying situation and neurologists could give us little guidance, as the brain is such an unknown quantity.
Whilst I found it distressing reading it whilst going through similar situations with my daughter, it was reassuring to realise that someone else had been through this and came through the other side. Lynsey's frank account of what she had been through became my guidance for assisting my daughter and helped me understand more of what it was like for her.
All medical staff working in neurological units should be made to read this, as not enough of them have a true understanding of what their patients are going through. Lots of my daughter's problems were put down to behavioural problems caused by frontal lobe damage, when istead they turned out to be fear of the big scary unknown world she found herself in after 6 months in a coma.
Lynsey is a true inspiration
Whilst I found it distressing reading it whilst going through similar situations with my daughter, it was reassuring to realise that someone else had been through this and came through the other side. Lynsey's frank account of what she had been through became my guidance for assisting my daughter and helped me understand more of what it was like for her.
All medical staff working in neurological units should be made to read this, as not enough of them have a true understanding of what their patients are going through. Lots of my daughter's problems were put down to behavioural problems caused by frontal lobe damage, when istead they turned out to be fear of the big scary unknown world she found herself in after 6 months in a coma.
Lynsey is a true inspiration
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