ISBN: 9781721364541

“A highly personal, deeply affecting account of what it is to be yanked from a happy, well-ordered life and thrust into a sudden, unimaginable, terrifying darkness. Rikke Schmidt Kj… Mehr…

“A highly personal, deeply affecting account of what it is to be yanked from a happy, well-ordered life and thrust into a sudden, unimaginable, terrifying darkness. Rikke Schmidt Kjærgaard has done the impossible of putting into words an experience that would seem to be beyond expressing.”—from the foreword by Bill Bryson It was New Year’s Day. Rikke Schmidt Kjærgaard, a young mother and scientist, was celebrating with family and friends when she was struck down with a sudden fever. Within hours, she’d suffered multiple organ failure and was clinically dead. Then, brought back to the edge of life—trapped in a near-death coma—she was given a 5 percent chance of survival. She awoke to find herself completely paralyzed, with blinking as her sole means of communicating with the outside world.The Blink of an Eye is Rikke’s gripping account of being locked inside her own body, and what it took to painstakingly relearn every basic life skill—from breathing and swallowing, speaking and walking, to truly living again. Much more than an account of recovery against all odds—this is, at its heart, a celebration of love, family, and every little thing that matters when life hangs in the balance. Audio>Audio>Biography>Science Biog,Memoir>Science Biog,Memoir, Brilliance Audio Core >15<

ISBN: 9781721364541

Acclaimed by Bill Bryson as â??spellbinding and harrowing," the story of one womanâ??s dramatic recovery from life-threatening illnessAt the age of 38, Danish scientist Rikke Schmidt Kjæ… Mehr…

Acclaimed by Bill Bryson as â??spellbinding and harrowing," the story of one womanâ??s dramatic recovery from life-threatening illnessAt 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 â??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 worldâ??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 balanceâ??by a writer uniquely positioned to describe the journey from death back to life. | The Blink Of An Eye by Rikke Schmidt Kjærgaard Audio Book (CD) | Indigo Chapters Books > Biography & Memoirs > Medical Memoirs P10145, Rikke Schmidt Kjærgaard<

ISBN: 9781721364541

Acclaimed by Bill Bryson as “spellbinding and harrowing," the story of one woman’s dramatic recovery from life-threatening illnessAt the age of 38, Danish scientist Rikke Schmidt Kjærgaar… Mehr…

Acclaimed by Bill Bryson as “spellbinding and harrowing," the story of one woman’s dramatic recovery from life-threatening illnessAt 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. | The Blink Of An Eye by Rikke Schmidt Kjærgaard Audio Book (CD) | Indigo Chapters Books > Biography & Memoirs > Medical Memoirs P10145, Rikke Schmidt Kjærgaard<

ISBN: 9781721364541

CD-Audio, [PU: Brilliance Corporation], Acclaimed by Bill Bryson as "spellbinding and harrowing," the story of one woman's dramatic recovery from life-threatening illness At the age of 3… Mehr…

CD-Audio, [PU: Brilliance Corporation], 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., Biography: Science, Technology & Engineering, Autobiography: Science, Technology & Engineering, Memoirs, Medicine<

2019, ISBN: 9781721364541

A Memoir of Ding - and Learning How to Live Again, Audio/Hörbuch, Audio-CD, Unabridged, [PU: Brilliance Audio], Brilliance Audio, 2019