Bibliograph

Fallen, a trauma, a marriage, and the transformative power of music, Kara Stanley

Type

Label

Fallen, a trauma, a marriage, and the transformative power of music, Kara Stanley

Language

eng

Index

no index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Fallen

Medium

electronic resource

Nature of contents

dictionaries

Responsibility statement

Kara Stanley

Sub title

a trauma, a marriage, and the transformative power of music

Summary

Part recovery narrative and part love story, interwoven with the latest research on the brain, Fallen describes the aftermath of a life-threatening brain and spinal cord injury. In 2008, Simon Paradis stepped backward on the scaffolding where he was doing construction work and fell two stories to the hard stone tile below. Landing on his back, head, and spine, he suffered a severe brain and spinal cord injury. Doctors warned his wife, Kara Stanley, that he probably would not survive, and that if he did, his mind and his body would never be the same. In Fallen, Kara Stanley chronicles the effect of this catastrophic accident on both Simon and her and on their marriage. Combining the heart-wrenching narrative of Simon's recovery with the latest research on the brain, the book elucidates the resilience of both the human heart and the human mind. It also describes the transformative role of music in Simon's life both before and during his continuing rehabilitation and his hard-fought battle to return to work as a professional musician. At the heart of the story is the relationship between the author and her husband, as she explores what is essential in a marriage to allow it to grow and thrive even amid life's inherent chaos and uncertainty

Target audience

adult

Classification