Book description
Can you imagine being trapped inside your own body? Able to see and
hear everything going on
around you but unable to move or speak -
the blink of an eye your only way of communicating.
Fell-runner and fun-loving mother-of-three Kate Allatt's life was
torn apart when what appeared to be a stress-related headache exploded
into a massive brainstem stroke leading to locked-in syndrome. Totally
paralysed, she became a prisoner inside her own body. Doctors warned
her family she would never walk, talk or swallow
or lead a normal
life again.
But they didn't know Kate. The words no and never were not in her vocabulary.
With the help of her best friends and family she drew on every ounce
of her runner's stamina and
determination to make a recovery that
amazed medical experts. Using a letter chart, Kate blinked the words
“I will walk again”. Soon she was moving her thumb and communicating
with the world via Facebook. Eight months after her stroke, Kate said
goodbye to nurses, walked out of hospital and returned home
to
learn how to run again.
This is the story of her incredible journey.
'Kate's life was torn apart ... her recovery has been amazing'
Kate Allatt is a 40-year-old mother of three and a keen fell
runner. She lives in Sheffield with her husband Mark and three
children India, 11, Harvey, 10 and Woody, 6.
Before her stroke she ran her own digital marketing company and was
preparing an expedition to climb Mount Kilimanjaro.
