I have produced a novel based on my experiences of suffering a Brain Haemorrhage when I was fourteen years old. My novel "Four Minute Warning" chronicles the moment the haemorrhage struck, the emotion of waking from my coma with no idea what happened to me and why I was paralysed and unable to speak. It tells of my recovery and return to school and my teenage life in general.

I've tried to make it humorous and nostalgic as well as dramatic. My ultimate aims for the novel are twofold: The work has helped me come to terms with the emotional scars of the stroke and allowed me to face my future with a clear mind, and hopefully it will help other survivors and their loved ones with their own battles. In fact if all that works just helps one person not give up for just one more day then I will consider it a personal triumph.

The book is available to order here at £9.99 +p&p or £5.00 for a PDF download. Click here to see a photo of the book.

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