Erythra Thalassa: Brain Disrupted

A searing portrayal of a mothers anguish over the sudden hemorrhagic stroke of her son--devoted father of two young girls--rendering him a quadriplegic in the prime of his life. An intimate glimpse of a world shattered by stroke in which each poem not only illuminates but reimagines life with hope and acceptance.Any parent who has watched a beloved child struggle with a medical disaster or suffering intractable drug dependency will easily recognize and relate to the sadness grief guilt the struggle to understand and to help when one is often helpless. Through a succinct poetic exploration readers will be heartened by the promise of survival the faith in science the mystery of the human body and most of all the courage that a gravely disabled child can bestow upon a parent.