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BOOK about locked-in syndrome: In the blink of an eye, by Hasso and Catherine Von Bredow

This uplifting memoir describes the struggles of a 42-year-old, family-orientated City banker, whose life is brought to a standstill after he suffers a major stroke. He becomes a prisoner in his own body; paralysed, unable to speak or eat, but retains his ability to see and hear. Medically, this is called locked-in syndrome. Yet, hisContinue reading “BOOK about locked-in syndrome: In the blink of an eye, by Hasso and Catherine Von Bredow”

To be continued…

No amount of explaining, leaflet-reading or support could’ve prepared me for the moment I saw him. He looked pale against the white walls of the hospital ward. The left side of his face appeared to have drooped, and his left arm and leg were basically foreign to him. He tried to speak – the soundsContinue reading “To be continued…”