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A compelling account of surviving a freak accident and a fascinating exploration of the science of trauma and recovery

Late one night while Rebecca Fogg was alone in her apartment her hand was partially amputated in an explosion Quick thinking saved her life but the journey to recovery would be a slow one As the doctors rebuilt her hand Rebecca who also survived 9/11 began rebuilding her sense of self by studying the physical and psychological process of recovery
Interspersing the personal with the medical Rebecca charts her year of rehabilitation touching on the marvelously adaptable anatomy of the hand how the brains fightorflight mechanism enables us to react instantly to danger and why trauma causes some people to develop PTSD and gives others a whole new lease on life
Told with emotional and intellectual clarity Beautiful Trauma is a celebration of the resilience of the human spirit and the wonder of the human hand