Paper Cranes: A Mother's Story of Hope, Courage and Determination by Cheryl Koen

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Paper Cranes is the moving story of Cheryl Koenig, a Sydney mother whose son Jonathan was left brain-damaged after an horrific car accident, and the amazing sense that together with persistence, determination, family and love, almost any challenge can be faced and conquered. Jonathan has defied the odds and lives a rich and fulfilling life.

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Cheryl Koenig's life changed forever the day her twelve-year-old son Jonathan was involved in a horrific car accident. Given very little chance of survival, Jonathan was in a coma for six weeks and doctors predicted that even if he did pull through he would most likely never walk, talk or be able to eat again. But Cheryl refused to accept this prognosis and together with her husband Robert set out on a relentless and ultimately successful quest to save Jonathan and prove the medical profession wrong.Now, twelve years since the accident, Jonathan has defied the odds and lives a rich and fulfilling life. And Cheryl couldn't be prouder of her son's achievements and the remarkable person he has become.Since the publication of the first edition of Paper Cranes, Cheryl has continued her leading work in raising awareness of brain injury, participating in seminars and presenting speeches both in Australia and internationally. In recognition of her incredible efforts, she was NSW Woman of the Year in 2009.

Author Biography

Cheryl Koenig won the NSW Woman of the Year Award for raising awareness about brain injury. She was born and still resides in the southern suburbs of Sydney, meeting her soulmate whilst still in school and married at the age of just nineteen. Apart from volunteering much of her free time helping to improve government policy and services in the area of brain injury, she attributes her happiness to the simplicity of nurturing and nourishing her very special family.

Table of Contents

ForewordPrefaceIntroductionChapter 1: Someone I Love Needs My CourageChapter 2: The Nightmare BeginsChapter 3: Life on The WardChapter 4: My Hospital JournalChapter 5: Watercolour memoriesChapter 6: Lost Between Two WorldsChapter 7: Help Me If You CanChapter 8: The Real Work BeginsChapter 9: Patient EnduranceChapter 10: Now and ThenChapter 11: Closure ... of a KindChapter 12: Crossroads of AcceptanceEpilogueAcknowledgementsAppendix

Description for Sales People

* A powerful story of a mother's love that is sure to strike a chord for Mother's Day.* An uplifting account of one family's courage in the face of seemingly overwhelming odds.Essential reading for anyone faced with caring for a victim of brain injury.

Details ISBN1877437107 Author Cheryl Koenig Year 2008 ISBN-10 1877437107 ISBN-13 9781877437106 Format Paperback DEWEY 305.9084 Edition 1st Publication Date 2008-03-01 Place of Publication Auckland Country of Publication New Zealand Subtitle A Mother's Story of Hope, Courage and Determination Pages 264 Short Title PAPER CRANES Language English Media Book Publisher Exisle Publishing Imprint Exisle Publishing UK Release Date 2008-03-01 Illustrations 8 Plates, black and white Alternative 9781877437922 Audience General AU Release Date 2008-02-29 NZ Release Date 2008-02-29 We've got this

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