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A Man Walks Home: The Inspiring Story of a Veteran Recovering from Brain Injury
What does a man do when he discovers one day that nothing is left of his former life, and that he must learn to do everything from the start?The world of Yoram Eshet-Alkalai, a young paratrooper and father of one child, is shattered to pieces during a daring commando operation behind the Egyptian army lines. He suffers a head injury, leaving him paralyzed, blind, and unconscious.
When he regains consciousness, he discovers he has lost the ability to read and write, think clearly and orient himself. His injury sends him on a journey of survival to reconstruct his memory, relearn everything.
This is the story of a man who shares his process of recovery with deep honesty showing the reader how he confronts extreme trauma with his unlimited love of life and willpower.
Yoram Eshet is an international bestselling author & winner of the Yitzhak Sadeh Award.
When he regains consciousness, he discovers he has lost the ability to read and write, think clearly and orient himself. His injury sends him on a journey of survival to reconstruct his memory, relearn everything.
This is the story of a man who shares his process of recovery with deep honesty showing the reader how he confronts extreme trauma with his unlimited love of life and willpower.
Yoram Eshet is an international bestselling author & winner of the Yitzhak Sadeh Award.
340 pages, Kindle Edition
Published March 8, 2020
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March 12, 2020
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An interesting biography of an Israeli soldier who is critically injured and not expected to survive. His time in the hospital, in a rehabilitation center and his return home are all documented. Through perseverance he goes on to receive his Doctorate in Geology and becomes a scientist. It is a story of war, survival, recovery, perseverance, and relationships. Towards the end of the story the narrative sometimes changed to his wife without it being noted which could be confusing. At other times the change in the narrative was noted. The courage of Yoram is noteworthy.
An interesting biography of an Israeli soldier who is critically injured and not expected to survive. His time in the hospital, in a rehabilitation center and his return home are all documented. Through perseverance he goes on to receive his Doctorate in Geology and becomes a scientist. It is a story of war, survival, recovery, perseverance, and relationships. Towards the end of the story the narrative sometimes changed to his wife without it being noted which could be confusing. At other times the change in the narrative was noted. The courage of Yoram is noteworthy.
October 8, 2020
Amazing glimpse into the recovery from a brain injury
This is a well written journey of a man who suffers a severe brain injury. It is not sentimental nor paints a rosy picture. He lets us in on the day to day process of what it is like to recover. He shows us the frustration and the emotional damage of a war injury.
This is a well written journey of a man who suffers a severe brain injury. It is not sentimental nor paints a rosy picture. He lets us in on the day to day process of what it is like to recover. He shows us the frustration and the emotional damage of a war injury.
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