The phoenix rising : a true story of survival /
Lee, Helen Ross, 1951-
The phoenix rising : a true story of survival / Helen Ross Lee ; foreword by Niels Birbaumer, M.D. - 1st - ix, 244 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Part I: The Woman I Was -- Chapter 1 -- Wings -- Chapter 2 -- Catching Momentum -- Chapter 3: The Updraught -- Chapter 4: A Change in the Wind -- Chapter 5: A Twist in the Line -- Chapter 6: Plummet -- Part II: Who I Became -- Chapter 7: Clipped -- Chapter 8: Wings of a different Feather -- Chapter 9: Home Beacon -- Chapter 10: A Storm of Change -- Chapter 11: A Series of Corrections -- Chapter 12: Turbulence -- Chapter 13: Updraught -- Chapter 14: Sweeping Descent -- Chapter 15: Grounded -- Chapter 16: To Walk -- Chapter 17: Fall Away -- Chapter 18: And Again -- Chapter 19: Beyond me -- Epilogue -- List of Figures -- Bibliography -- About the Author -- Index.
"Helen Ross Lee was one of Australia's most decorated women hang gliding pilots when she suffered a fluke accident on takeoff in March 2008. This accident resulted in a severe Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) which ended her flying career permanently. This memoir details her decade-long struggle for recovery to become fully functional again and provides valuable lessons for anyone fighting back from a severe illness or injury"--
9781615994939 1615994939 9781615994946 1615994947
2020000476
Lee, Helen Ross, 1951- --Health.
Brain--Wounds and injuries--Patients--Australia--Biography.
Brain--Wounds and injuries--Patients--Rehabilitation.
Nurses--Australia--Biography.
The phoenix rising : a true story of survival / Helen Ross Lee ; foreword by Niels Birbaumer, M.D. - 1st - ix, 244 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Part I: The Woman I Was -- Chapter 1 -- Wings -- Chapter 2 -- Catching Momentum -- Chapter 3: The Updraught -- Chapter 4: A Change in the Wind -- Chapter 5: A Twist in the Line -- Chapter 6: Plummet -- Part II: Who I Became -- Chapter 7: Clipped -- Chapter 8: Wings of a different Feather -- Chapter 9: Home Beacon -- Chapter 10: A Storm of Change -- Chapter 11: A Series of Corrections -- Chapter 12: Turbulence -- Chapter 13: Updraught -- Chapter 14: Sweeping Descent -- Chapter 15: Grounded -- Chapter 16: To Walk -- Chapter 17: Fall Away -- Chapter 18: And Again -- Chapter 19: Beyond me -- Epilogue -- List of Figures -- Bibliography -- About the Author -- Index.
"Helen Ross Lee was one of Australia's most decorated women hang gliding pilots when she suffered a fluke accident on takeoff in March 2008. This accident resulted in a severe Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) which ended her flying career permanently. This memoir details her decade-long struggle for recovery to become fully functional again and provides valuable lessons for anyone fighting back from a severe illness or injury"--
9781615994939 1615994939 9781615994946 1615994947
2020000476
Lee, Helen Ross, 1951- --Health.
Brain--Wounds and injuries--Patients--Australia--Biography.
Brain--Wounds and injuries--Patients--Rehabilitation.
Nurses--Australia--Biography.