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This book is the story of Graham’s partial recovery from Transverse Myelitis, a paralysing spinal condition that left him with ongoing loss of sensation and power in both legs, and a range of other handicaps.
TAKING CHARGE: A Journey of Recovery follows his journey from the first horrifying days in hospital, through a dedicated Spinal Unit, to his return to home, work and life. Seeing the hospital from the inside for the first time, Graham’s intensely personal report of his journey will make you both laugh and cry.
205 pages. Martin, G., 2013. Taking Charge; a journey of recovery. ISBN 978-0-9808207-8-2
Paralysed from the chest down in 2009, he has had to fight his way back to health, fitness and relative autonomy. Stories from this emotional journey are mixed with insights from practice and research about mental health, suicide prevention and self-injury.