An Inspired Gift!
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"a fast-paced and compelling story"
"gripping and compelling . . . . a page turner"
"clarity and compassion"
"invaluable lessons"
"I was in absolutely top physical and mental shape when this happened, and I will do whatever it takes to get back to where I was."
At the start of his second year at Harvard, the author's son, Martin, was hit by a car and thrown 150 feet. He landed on his head, suffering severe traumatic brain injury. He resolved to get back.
Elise Rosenhaupt’s memoir, Climbing Back: A Family's Journey through Brain Injury, follows Martin's sister, father, and mother as they accompany Martin through rehabilitation and recovery. They too must work to get back, to heal their own minds and souls.
As Martin’s sister observes, "everything has changed."
Climbing Back is “beautifully written, weaving together a multi-generational story of family, terror, love, grief, hope, resilience and recovery in such a way that a reader experiences it viscerally.”
The unabridged audio book, read by the author, is available from Audible.com.
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Listen to an excerpt on the Audible.com site.
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". . . . Rosenhaupt bravely chronicles her son’s setbacks and probes the cruel coincidences of her own experience.
. . . Passages from Rosenhaupt’s notebooks, letters, and emails aid the graceful reconstruction of scenes. The language is simple but heartfelt: “We never talk about what we fear most. We don’t fall apart. We are holding our breath.” Most chapters are headed by apt poetic epigraphs; as a former poetry editor and English teacher, Rosenhaupt knows literature’s power to soothe. . . . A well-crafted memoir . . . .”
-- Kirkus Reviews
In his Foreword to Climbing Back, Dr. Joseph S. Ratner, Chief of Psychiatry at New England Rehabilitation Hospital, calls the book "compelling reading for any professional in the field, and especially for those enduring the injury itself."
Occupational therapist Jena Masland writes, "the family's perspective of dealing with a traumatic injury of their child is largely unrepresented in disability narratives. A large part of what I do with families is to build rapport and provide education about how they can help their child. Reading your book has helped me to be a better therapist by reminding me of the struggles, emotional toll and deep worry that comes with having a child in intensive care without a certain outcome. It has also helped me to celebrate the small successes in bigger ways."
At the start of his second year at Harvard, the author's son, Martin, was hit by a car and thrown 150 feet. He landed on his head, suffering severe traumatic brain injury. He resolved to get back.
Elise Rosenhaupt’s memoir, Climbing Back: A Family's Journey through Brain Injury, follows Martin's sister, father, and mother as they accompany Martin through rehabilitation and recovery. They too must work to get back, to heal their own minds and souls.
As Martin’s sister observes, "everything has changed."
Climbing Back is “beautifully written, weaving together a multi-generational story of family, terror, love, grief, hope, resilience and recovery in such a way that a reader experiences it viscerally.”
The unabridged audio book, read by the author, is available from Audible.com.
Your first audio book is free with a new membership.
Listen to an excerpt on the Audible.com site.
Go to http://www.audible.com/pd/Bios-Memoirs/Climbing-Back-Audiobook/B01N1XOCOM
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". . . . Rosenhaupt bravely chronicles her son’s setbacks and probes the cruel coincidences of her own experience.
. . . Passages from Rosenhaupt’s notebooks, letters, and emails aid the graceful reconstruction of scenes. The language is simple but heartfelt: “We never talk about what we fear most. We don’t fall apart. We are holding our breath.” Most chapters are headed by apt poetic epigraphs; as a former poetry editor and English teacher, Rosenhaupt knows literature’s power to soothe. . . . A well-crafted memoir . . . .”
-- Kirkus Reviews
In his Foreword to Climbing Back, Dr. Joseph S. Ratner, Chief of Psychiatry at New England Rehabilitation Hospital, calls the book "compelling reading for any professional in the field, and especially for those enduring the injury itself."
Occupational therapist Jena Masland writes, "the family's perspective of dealing with a traumatic injury of their child is largely unrepresented in disability narratives. A large part of what I do with families is to build rapport and provide education about how they can help their child. Reading your book has helped me to be a better therapist by reminding me of the struggles, emotional toll and deep worry that comes with having a child in intensive care without a certain outcome. It has also helped me to celebrate the small successes in bigger ways."
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About the authorElise Rosenhaupt has lived in New Mexico since 1969. She and her family have had many encounters with insults to the brain.
She gives presentations and readings at rehabilitation hospitals and book stores. Rosenhaupt enjoys sharing her experiences and hard-won wisdom with others who are navigating the medical system, recovering from brain injury, or facing other challenges in life. |
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