Crash: A Mother, a Son, and the Journey from Grief to Gratitude
“For anyone who has gone through their own in-an-instant moment when life is reconfigured in seconds,Crashso beautifully articulates the pain, struggle, and long road to recovery and acceptance in the aftermath of injury and loss. Roy-Bornstein reminds us, with heart-breaking prose, that life is a journey and a mother’s heart is a powerful weapon.”—Lee Woodruff, author ofPerfectly Imperfectand co-author with Bob Woodruff ofIn an Instant “Crashis a powerful book. It speaks to us on the most human and humane levels about love, family, healing, and renewal. Written by a physician mother, it puts the horror of a roadside accident into the contexts of familial terror and doctorly wisdom. It is a consequential book, one I read in two straight nights and which resonated with me for a long time afterward. Read it—I was blown away.”—Caitlin Flanagan, author ofGirlLandandTo Hell with All That “A true testament of the unique love, dedication, and human spirit of a family shattered by an unthinkable accident. Beautifully written . . . heartbreakingly intimate . . . unwaveringly honest.”—Julia Fox Garrison, author of Don’t Leave Me This Way “This powerful memoir is both heart-wrenching and heart-warming. Every parent’s nightmare and the amazing journey of a son and the family who loved him.”—Julie Silver, MD, author ofYou Can Heal Yourself “All of us, when passing the scene of a bad accident, know the flash of dread: “that could have been one of mine.” For Carolyn Roy-Bornstein that flash was her fate. As a doctor herself, Roy-Bornstein knows too much and, at the same time, not enough when suddenly thrust into the chaos of caring for a son broken, quite literally, in mind and spirit.”—Linda Keenan, author ofSuburgatory  From Publishers Weekly:“Combining her medical knowledge with a mother’s empathy and grief the author deftly recounts her clear eyed observations and fears during the critical period following the crash. ‘At that moment I was again sadly aware of knowing too much as a physician….’ This is a remarkable testament exploring one family’s courageous journey through a medical nightmare and a new beginning.”