- Hardcover: 320 pages
- Publisher: Ebury Press (Sep 29 2009)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 0091929997
- ISBN-13: 978-0091929992
- Product Dimensions: 14.6 x 2.5 x 22.4 cm
- Shipping Weight: 454 g
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: #631,766 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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Product Description
In February 2005, Edwyn Collins suffered two devastating brain hemorrhages. He should have died. Doctors advised that if he did survive, there would be little of him left. If that wasn't enough, he went on to contract MRSA as a result of an operation to his skull and spent six months in hospital. Initially, Edwyn couldn't speak, read, write, walk, sit up, or feed himself. He had lost all movement in his right side and was suffering from aphasia—an inability to use or understand language. When he initially recovered consciousness the only words he could say were 'Grace,' 'Maxwell,' 'yes,' and 'no.' But with the help of his partner Grace and their 18-year-old son Will, Edwyn fought back. Slowly, and with monumental effort, he began to teach his brain to read and speak all over again—with some areas of his mind it was if he had been a slate wiped literally clean. Through a long and arduous road of therapy he began to re-inhabit his body until he could walk again. Grace's story is an intimate and inspiring account of what you do to survive when your husband is all but taken away without warning by a stroke.
About the Author
Grace Maxwell is the wife of Edwyn Collins, the founder of the early 80s his band, Orange Juice.
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Getting to Better From Worse, Oct 11 2011
By Steven Elliott - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Falling & Laughing: The Restoration of Edwyn Collins (Paperback)
I picked this book up, like most I suppose, because I have been a fan of Edwyn Collins' since the Orange Juice days. I had heard he had a stroke in 2005 and learned that his wife, Grace Maxwell, had since written a book about the experience. "Falling & Laughing: The Restoration of Edwyn Collins" is an affecting record of one family's struggle back to a semblance of normalcy and a testament to the power of love that persists through better and worse. Though Edwyn Collins is something of a celebrity, the fact is almost beside the point. Grace reveals him to be mortal, to be human. That makes the courage he demonstrates in the face of his difficulties all the more inspiring. Of course, those who have suffered a stroke or who have cared for a loved one who has will find the book especially meaningful and encouraging.But apart from all that, the book was simply a pleasure to read. Though Ms. Maxwell details one of the most difficult experiences a spouse can face, she retains and reveals a charming sense of humor. I laughed out loud at many passages and couldn't resist reading them to my wife. "Falling & Laughing" turns out to be quite an apt title for the book, in spite of the seriousness of the challenge this couple faces together. I was touched by Ms. Maxwell's devotion to Mr. Collins and to the family and the life they have built together. The story of Edwyn Collins' restoration is remarkable and worth celebrating. Ms. Maxwell is a gifted writer and a remarkable woman.
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