The Blink of an Eye A Memoir of Dying--And Learning How to Live Again |
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| Author:
| Kjærgaard, Rikke Schmidt |
| Foreword by:
| Bryson, Bill |
| Read by:
| Nielsen, Stina
Pabon, Timothy Andrés |
| ISBN: | 978-1-7213-6455-8 |
| Publication Date: | May 2019 |
| Publisher: | Brilliance Publishing, Inc.
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| Book Format: | CD-Audio |
| List Price: | USD $15.99 |
Book Description:
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Acclaimed by Bill Bryson as "spellbinding and harrowing," the story of one woman's dramatic recovery from life-threatening illness
At the age of 38, Danish scientist Rikke Schmidt Kjærgaard is struck down by an acute bout of bacterial meningitis. Weeks later, she wakes from a coma in intensive care to find herself "locked in," unable to show she is conscious except by blinking her eyes. Despite a mere 5 percent chance of survival, she makes a miraculous recovery and...
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Acclaimed by Bill Bryson as "spellbinding and harrowing," the story of one woman's dramatic recovery from life-threatening illness
At the age of 38, Danish scientist Rikke Schmidt Kjærgaard is struck down by an acute bout of bacterial meningitis. Weeks later, she wakes from a coma in intensive care to find herself "locked in," unable to show she is conscious except by blinking her eyes. Despite a mere 5 percent chance of survival, she makes a miraculous recovery and returns to the world--painfully learning how to breathe, move, eat, and speak again, even resume her work as a scientist. The Blink of an Eye is a celebration of love, family, and every little thing that matters when life is in the balance--by a writer uniquely positioned to describe the journey from death back to life.