Blink

Couple’s true story of love in the face of adversity reveals how their lives were torn apart by locked-in syndrome, but how their hope for the future - and their passion for one another - remained undimmed.In the blink of an eye everything changed.In 2007, a routine neck adjustment left Sandy Nette trapped in her own body. Paralysed by a series of violent strokes after her arteries were ripped by a chiropractor, she was unable to move , swallow or talk. Suddenly, Sandy was a prisoner of locked-in syndrome; devastatingly aware of the world around her but completely unable to reach it. Sandy could only communicate by blinking. Barely into her forties, she had been cast into a living hell, a place where few have ventured and actually survived. But neither Sandy, nor her devoted husband David, were willing to accept this cruel fate, and together they began to fight for their future. Blink: Life After Locked-In Syndrome is the remarkable true story of a young woman’s courage, strength and determination to beat the odds, despite her enduring the medical equivalent of being buried alive. It is also an exceptional tribute to the power of unconditional love. David Nette narrates the events that tore him and Sandy apart and then brought them closer than ever, sharing the trials and triumphs of their unique relationship, one always filled with humour, even in the darkest of days. This book may change the way you view life and those around you. Don't save the pretty paper.