Unknown - Lumsden, Meg
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At the age of twenty-six Meg believes she is happy. Blessed with good health, a devoted family and a career that she loves, she possesses everything a young woman could want. Her diary is awhirl with social engagements. A passionate traveller with a taste for adventure, she is forever jetting off to exotic locations and keeps an ever-expanding list of countries she wants to visit before she turns thirty. When a new relationship with a dream man beckons, the sky is the limit. But then suddenly, on holiday in Asia, the unthinkable happens when she succumbs to a mystery illness that reduces her…mehr

Produktbeschreibung
At the age of twenty-six Meg believes she is happy. Blessed with good health, a devoted family and a career that she loves, she possesses everything a young woman could want. Her diary is awhirl with social engagements. A passionate traveller with a taste for adventure, she is forever jetting off to exotic locations and keeps an ever-expanding list of countries she wants to visit before she turns thirty. When a new relationship with a dream man beckons, the sky is the limit. But then suddenly, on holiday in Asia, the unthinkable happens when she succumbs to a mystery illness that reduces her to a state of utter helplessness and dependency on others. Miraculously revived after being left to die in a Vietnamese hospital, she is diagnosed with Guillain-Barré syndrome, a rare but potentially life-threatening neurological disorder offering no clear outcome. As her world is turned upside-down, Meg must fight not only her rebellious body but also a frightening element of uncertainty about the future. Will she recover? Nobody - least of all the doctors who treat her - is able to say. Unknown is about being pushed to the brink and coming back again, about the power of the human spirit and about discovering through adversity a new and more rewarding way to live.
Autorenporträt
Unknown is the first novel I have written, and it has taken a little over five years to complete. I began writing after suffering full body paralysis from a condition known as Guillain Barre Syndrome. My hands were the first parts of my body that returned sensation and as part of my rehabilitation I began tapping away at the keyboard and recording my journey of recovery. As time went on, I realised how therapeutic writing was, particularly when I was in a situation where I felt so lonely and like no one understood. As my health improved, I searched for books and material that were positive and uplifting, stories like my own, however I felt the information available about Guillain Barre fell short. It was the road to recovery intertwined with life experiences that led me to ask the question, how many other people must be suffering from debilitating medical conditions? This made me more determined to finish Unknown with the intention that if it helped one single person, either emotionally, physically, or just gave them a laugh, then I had accomplished my goal.