Don't Leave Me This Way: Or When I Get Back on My Feet You'll Be Sorry, Library Edition

from bogopea

Wonderfully uplifting story of a 38 year old woman who suffered a massive stroke and recovered beyond most doctor's expectations. Married with a 3 year old son and an incredibly supportive extended family, Julia Fox Garrison never gave up. She even disagreed with most doctors on the actual diagno...

from bakersfieldbarbara

A story of fighting for her life, the Author Julia Fox Garrison tells of her stroke and brain damage. Having to learn many things ll over again, such as walking, she tells how she stayed strong through all of the negative medical situations. I found some of her comments to those attempting to hel...

from debs4jc

Julia was an ordinary wife and working mother--until a brain hemorrhage robs her of the ability to control one side of her body. Suddenly she is plunged into the world filled hospitals, doctors, nurses, and therapists and she is shocked to find that she is not always treated with dignity and her ...

from phoenixcomet

Julia Fox Garrison was 37 when her world exploded from a massive cerebral hemorrhage. Determined to understand what happened to her and to make the best of her newly disabled life, she used humor and hope to learn to walk and learn to drive again and to be a functioning part of society. A wonderf...

from lesreadmore

Ok, the first portion where she described her initial reactions to her new reality were good & helpful to my understanding of what happened to my Father In Law. Toward the end the comments seemed a bit too flippant?