Trapped

by Richard Greener

Richard Greener tells the story of his heart transplant and the complications that turned him into a paranoid and suicidal quadriplegic who couldn't move a muscle, couldn't even swallow. He had violent hallucinations based on the Iraq war and the reports of terrorism and violence constantly playing on his hospital TV tuned into CNN. He believed his family to be in danger, but he had no way to communicate with them. For a long time after the whole ordeal, he had trouble knowing what had happened. What was real and what wasn't.

If part of the core of who we are is our memory, what does it mean when the memory is still there, but false?

Genres: Nonfiction, Medical

19 pages, Kindle Edition

First published April 13, 2011

About the author

Mr. Greener lives in the Atlanta area. He is a former broadcast industry executive, an award-winning essayist, and recipient of the coveted CEBA Award for excellence in business. He began writing novels while on the waiting list for a heart transplant. The devastating complications that followed his heart transplant in 2006 inspired his Kindle Singles memoir, Trapped published in 2011. Mr. Greener is an occasional blogger for Huffington Post.

Reviews

[Michelle · Rating 4 out of 5]

A good quick read. Interesting premise. I've heard of some transplant patients experiencing strange things after surgeries and this book adds another possibility to the list. From the info. provided in the blurb this may be a true story? Makes it all the more interesting.

[Sierra Maze · Rating 5 out of 5]

Changed everything I thought I knew about taking care of patients in a coma (which is my job).

[Keith Sheehan]

Greener's (the author of the Locator series, upon which The Finder is based) account of his battle with his heart transplant and subsequent 1/2 year coma was compelling and intriguing. It shows what the mind is truly capable of when one isn't presented with visual stimuli and what the repercussions can be because of it. It's an extremely short read was well worth the $.99 I spent on it.

[Wanda Montanez · Rating 5 out of 5]

Interesting quick read....something to keep you busy for about an hr. Perfect as a Kindle single

[Linda · Rating 3 out of 5]

This is a kindle, single, short-story. I found it interesting and thought provoking. I would have liked a few more details about the hallucinations.

[Trish · Rating 3 out of 5]

Incredibly interesting. Really shows what we don't know about our minds and memory.

[KB · Rating 5 out of 5]

Intriguing story of his own personal experience post-heart-transplant. Nearly as unbelievable as any fiction, yet experienced by the author.