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The Blink of an Eye: What Dying Taught Me About Living

Acclaimed by Bill Bryson as “spellbinding and harrowing,” the story of one woman’s dramatic recovery from life-threatening illness

At the age of 38, Danish scientist Rikke Schmidt Kjærgaard is struck down by an acute bout of bacterial meningitis. Weeks later, she wakes from a coma in intensive care to find herself “locked in,” unable to show she is conscious except by blinking her eyes. Despite a mere 5 percent chance of survival, she makes a miraculous recovery and returns to the world — painfully learning how to breathe, move, eat, and speak again, even resume her work as a scientist. The Blink of an Eye is a celebration of love, family, and every little thing that matters when life is in the balance — by a writer uniquely positioned to describe the journey from death back to life.

  • Format
  • paperback
  • Pages
  • 227
  • Language
  • english
  • ISBN
  • 9781615195718
  • Genres
  • memoir, medical, biography, health
  • Release date
  • 2019