This book is mostly excellent due to its value to those who have never dealt with the devastation a classic stroke may bring. However, let me give my impression of its negatives.
From early in his life to the present he seems to be the most self absorbed person I've encountered in a while. Driven, to be sure, especially in the aspects of body, money, and position.
While most people post stroke have judgment problems, I have real issues about his managing to rent a car and put countless others at serious risk.
I felt that he pretty much glossed over the value and judgment of Physical Therapy, Occupational Therapy, and I find it hard to accept that RIC backslid to the point of not emphasizing Music and Art Therapies, not to mention early days with Speech/Language Pathologists.
All of the hard work he did to organize comprehensive programs for aphasia should be loudly applauded.
Insofar as the marriage issues are concerned, when family members asked if the person was ever going to be the same; our answer was "Will you? "
Disclaimer: as an RN I have worked with stroke and TBI patients off and on for many years, including a number of years working in a small progressive facility in SE Wisconsin which serviced patients unacceptable to RIC.
Another disclaimer: I won an ebook copy in a Goodreads Giveaway. However, I then purchased the audiobook. ( )