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Fractured : A Memoir
Overview
A collision with a moose on a dark highway left Susan Mockler with an incomplete spinal injury, suddenly compromising her ability to walk and to care for herself. She spent months in a rehabilitation facility learning how to adjust to her new reality, and though her body partially recovered, every aspect of her life changed.
Fractured is a compelling illumination of the challenges of acquired disability and the ways in which people with disabilities are sidelined and infantilised. Mockler, a psychotherapist, speaks with frank honesty about her family and friends' reactions to her injury, and the hard-won lessons that she and those around her learned from her experience.
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Details
- ISBN-13: 9781772602708
- ISBN-10: 1772602701
- Publisher: Second Story Press
- Publish Date: September 2022
- Dimensions: 8.5 x 5.58 x 0.64 inches
- Shipping Weight: 0.82 pounds
- Page Count: 296
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