Left for Dead: From Surviving to Thriving
- ISBN-10
- ISBN-13
- 9798656170888
- Series
- Left for Dead
- Pages
- 105
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2020-06-26
- Authors
- Jan Greene, Michael Bardellini
Description
After being left for dead as the victim of a hit and run, cyclist Mike "Mikey B." Bardellini was protected by good Samaritans until first responders arrived. For the next 24 hours his life hung in the balance. This is the story about Mikey B's arduous yet miraculous recovery from a hit and run accident that caused severe head trauma resulting in the loss of a part of his skull, brain surgery, a coma and partial paralysis. It is the story of a mother's unwavering belief in the power of prayer and the medical care that saved him. It's also a story about the friends and family who supported him during his ten-year continuing recovery. Above all, this is the story about Mike's will to live, to thrive and to embrace his new life while managing the invisible disability of a traumatic brain injury. **REVIEW**"Left for Dead is a compelling account of Mike Bardellini's tragic, yet life affirming story that will speak to fellow brain injury survivors and their families and offer them hope for recovery to a life after brain injury. I believe it will offer insight and awareness of traumatic brain injury to all others, to plant the seeds of kindness, compassion, empathy that survivors and their families need from humankind."~Sandra A. Madden, author of Hearts All Around Us and contributing author to Chicken Soup for the Soul: Recovering from Traumatic Brain Injuries: 101 Stories of Hope, Healing, and Hard Work
