Lost in My Mind is a stunning memoir describing Kelly Bouldin
Darmofal's journey from adolescent girl to special education teacher,
wife and mother -- despite severe Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI). Spanning
three decades, Kelly's journey is unique in its focus on TBI education
in America (or lack thereof). Kelly also abridges her mother's journals
to describe forgotten experiences. She continues the narrative in her
own humorous, poetic voice, describing a victim's relentless search for
success, love, and acceptance -- while combating bureaucratic red tape,
aphasia, bilateral hand impairment, and loss of memory.
Readers will:
Learn why TBI is a "silent illness"? for students as well as soldiers
and athletes.
Discover coping strategies which enable TBI survivors to hope and
achieve.
Experience what it's like to be a caregiver for someone with TBI.
Realize that the majority of teachers are sadly unprepared to teach
victims of TBI.
Find out how relearning ordinary tasks, like walking, writing, and
driving require intense determination.
"This peek into the real-life trials and triumphs of a young woman who
survives a horrific car crash and struggles to regain academic
excellence and meaningful social relationships is a worthwhile read for
anyone who needs information, inspiration or escape from the isolation
so common after traumatic brain injury."
-- Susan H. Connors, President/CEO, Brain Injury Association of America
"Kelly Bouldin Darmofal's account is unique, yet widely applicable: she
teaches any who have suffered TBI-and all who love, care for, and teach
them--insights that are not only novel but revolutionary. The book is
not simply worth reading; it is necessary reading for patients, poets,
professors, preachers, and teachers."
-- Dr. Frank Balch Wood, Professor Emeritus of
Neurology-Neuropsychology, Wake Forest School of Medicine
Learn more at www.ImLostInMyMind.com
From the Reflections of America Series at Modern History Press
www.ModernHistoryPress.com
