In the Blink of an Eye
An Inspiring And True Story Of Enduring Love
$52.49
- Paperback
288 pages
- Release Date
1 October 2010
Summary
On 1 May 2000 Hasso von Bredow’s life was forever changed. The young and active father of three suffered a massive stroke at the base of his brainstem, leaving him totally paralysed and unable to speak. With his mind as cognitive and as active as it had always been, his body became his painful prison.
IN THE BLINK OF AN EYE is Hasso’s moving and life-affirming memoir. At 42 Hasso had to come to terms with a life ‘locked in’, being dependent on others for every breath, but worst of all…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780752884011 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0752884018 |
| Author: | Hasso and Catherine von Bredow, Catherine von Bredow |
| Publisher: | Orion Publishing Co |
| Imprint: | Orion |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 288 |
| Release Date: | 1 October 2010 |
| Weight: | 276g |
Critics Review
“Moving, extraordinary.”
A tremendously moving account of how a family’s love and devotion for each other helped them copy with such a cataclysmic event. * HUDDERSFIELD DAILY EXAMINER *
Hasso and Catherine von Bredow
Hasso von Bredow was a successful businessman and father of three. At the age of 42, he suffered a massive stroke at the base of his brainstem, leaving him the victim of ‘Locked In’ Syndrome. Totally paralyzed but completely cognizant, Hasso used coded blinking and state-of-the-art technology to painstakingly write this incredibly moving memoir, letter by letter. He was helped only by his wife and carer, Catherine von Bredow. Tragically, Hasso died of pneumonia in 2003. He is survived by his three children and Catherine, who continue to live in the family home in Kent.
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