A compelling account of surviving a freak accident, and a fascinating exploration of the science of trauma and recovery.
Told with emotional and intellectual clarity, Beautiful Trauma is a celebration of the resilience of the human spirit and the wonder of the human hand..
Interspersing the personal with the medical, Rebecca charts her year of rehabilitation, touching on the marvelously adaptable anatomy of the hand; how the brain\'s fight-or-flight mechanism enables us to react instantly to danger; and why trauma causes some people to develop PTSD and gives others a whole new Lease on life.
As the doctors rebuilt her hand, Rebecca (who also survived 9/11) began rebuilding her sense of self by studying the physical and psychological process of recovery.
Quick thinking saved her life, but the journey to recovery would be a slow one.
Late one night, while Rebecca Fogg was alone in her apartment, her hand was partially amputated in an explosion.
A compelling account of surviving a freak accident, and a fascinating exploration of the science of trauma and recovery
