Books with author Gez Walsh

"A journey like you've never been on before""Inspiring story about love, courage and determination - a must read!""Amazing! Vivid! Heartwarming!"Suddenly paralyzed by a mysterious illness, George Walsh can’t move a muscle, breathe on his own, or open his eyes – but his mind is normal. He looks brain-dead but is aware of where he is and what is happening to him, and he can hear everything people say. He's terrified and helpless as he falls into the rare state called “totally locked-in” – a prisoner inside his own body. This vividly-told true story makes you experience what it's like to be locked-in, to exist in a dark world of pain and loneliness. Will his doctor find a way to save his life? Will his family hold together through his life-and-death crisis? Will he discover a reason to fight back when there seems to be no reason left to live?Part horror movie, part medical drama, part personal confession, A Fallen Marionette is an emotional, inspiring, life-affirming memoir that will hold your interest from start to finish. It's the powerful and poetic narrative of an everyman confronting the medical system, deadly disease, and his own humanity, a timely story with which every reader can identify.The book deals with mysterious and undiagnosed disease, paralysis, physical therapy and occupational therapy, patient advocacy, addiction to painkillers and opioids, communicating with locked-in patients, HMO and insurance company disputes, botulism, long-term medical care, transitional care, suicidal thoughts, finding encouragement despite catastrophic illness.

"A journey like you've never been on before""Inspiring story about love, courage and determination - a must read!""Amazing! Vivid! Heartwarming!"Suddenly paralyzed by a mysterious illness, George Walsh can’t move a muscle, breathe on his own, or open his eyes – but his mind is normal. He looks brain-dead but is aware of where he is and what is happening to him, and he can hear everything people say. He's terrified and helpless as he falls into the rare state called “totally locked-in” – a prisoner inside his own body.This vividly-told true story makes you experience what it's like to be locked-in, to exist in a dark world of pain and loneliness. Will his doctor find a way to save his life? Will his family hold together through his life-and-death crisis? Will he discover a reason to fight back when there seems to be no reason left to live?Part horror movie, part medical drama, part personal confession, A Fallen Marionette is an emotional, inspiring, life-affirming memoir that will hold your interest from start to finish. It's the powerful and poetic narrative of an everyman confronting the medical system, deadly disease, and his own humanity, a timely story with which every reader can identify.The book deals with mysterious and undiagnosed disease, paralysis, physical therapy and occupational therapy, patient advocacy, addiction to painkillers and opioids, communicating with locked-in patients, HMO and insurance company disputes, botulism, long-term medical care, transitional care, suicidal thoughts, finding encouragement despite catastrophic illness.

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