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A remarkable and poignant memoir of being hit by the hurricane of a stroke and rebuilding your life in its wake
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In February 2005, Edwyn Collins suffered two devastating brain haemorrhages. He should have died. Doctors advised that if he did survive, there would be little of him left. If that wasn’t enough, he went on to contract MRSA as a result of an operation to his skull and spent six months in hospital. Initially, Edwyn couldn’t speak, read, write, walk, sit up or feed himself. He had lost all movement in his right side and was suffering from aphasia – an inability to use or understand language. When he initially recovered consciousness the only words he could say were ‘Grace’, ‘Maxwell’, ‘yes’ and ‘no’.
But with the help of his partner Grace and their 18-year-old son Will, Edwyn fought back. Slowly, and with monumental effort, he began to teach his brain to read and speak all over again – with some areas of his mind it was if he had been a slate wiped utterly clean. Through a long and arduous road of therapy he began to re-inhabit his body until he could walk again.
Grace's story is an intimate and inspiring account of what you do to survive when your husband is all but taken away without warning by a stroke.
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This review is from: Falling and Laughing: The Restoration of Edwyn Collins (Hardcover)
As an admirer of Edwyn Collins since 1980 and a collector of both Orange Juice and his solo recordsI was saddened when I first read of his illness. However Edwyn survived despite a number of setbacks and that fact makes this book a life affirming read. This book is a great follow on to the recent BBC documentary about Edwyn's recovery "Home Again". I do wonder if the results would have been so favourable if Edwyn had not had the hit "A Girl Like You", as that appears to have given the family the financial wherewithall to weather the crisis. If this is so then I am glad I bought the record. Even if Edwyn never releases another record his recorded legacy is wonderfull. He was even responsible (partly) for my favourite ever version of "Pale Blue Eyes", and I have often wondered was the Orange Juice fourth album called the Third album in honour of the Velvets third or maybe as the book suggests Edwyn was just being irksome with his record label. On a final note the real hero of the book is Grace as it is her support and strength that shines through when Edwyn most needed it. A lovely book.
17 of 18 people found the following review helpful:
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Truly exceptional.,
By Woofit "Barksandbytes." (Northamptonshire, United Kingdom) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Falling and Laughing: The Restoration of Edwyn Collins (Hardcover)
I cannot praise this book highly enough. A moving, funny and searingly honest account of the time immediately before and many months after Edwyn's stroke. I was moved to tears and, by turns, laughing out loud as Grace Maxwell recounts the trials, tribulations and successes that occurred during this most difficult of times.If you've ever spent extended periods in hospitals and treatment centres this will strike a chord with you and if you haven't prepare to have your eyes opened. You don't have to be an Edwyn Collins or Orange Juice fan to find a connection to this book, just a big heart and a ready wit will suffice. I couldn't put it down from the moment I opened it. Fantastic, just fantastic, please buy it now.
27 of 29 people found the following review helpful:
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Fantastic frank read,
By CB (Glasgow UK) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Falling and Laughing: The Restoration of Edwyn Collins (Hardcover)
Read this book in less than a day as once I picked it up I couldn't put it down.A very honest and well written text that shows the full extent of human strength. A book that although sad in many respects will lift your spirits (I must confess to giggling out loud on more than one occasion). Even if you are not a fan of the music of Edwyn Collins and Orange Juice this is still a fascinating read on how a close partner has to cope when their spouse suffers 2 brain hemorrhages. I wish I could write a better review as this book was fantastic.
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