Brutally attacked by a Grizzly bear the author of this book, who's husband was also attacked, writes about many years of nightmares, uncontrollable pain, multiple surgeries and deep depression. A nurse, who becomes the patient, remembers how poorly she was treated by many in her profession, talks about her anxiety which would become so bad she would be sent to a psychiatric ward. Eventually she is given a new diagnosis "PTSD", which is more common now among Vet's. Her family life suffers and her kids try to go on living without their mother fully there.
I would recommend this book to anyone looking for a good book, a survivor, someone in health care or with the dx of PTSD.
After reading the story, I looked up the author. Not many pictures can be found of her but I came across her obituary. She ended up taking her own life in 12/05. I was so saddened to read that, sad for her family that she left behind who may have mourned the loss many years ago when the bear attack took the person they knew away.
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