Touching distance
By: by James Cracknell, Beverley Turner
Contributors: Turner, Beverley, 1963-
Publisher: Century
Published: 2012
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9781780890937; 9781448149117
Subjects: Head; Biography; Wounds and injuries; Patients; Family relationships
Description: "In October 2011 James Cracknell, two-time Olympic gold-medal rower and one of the greatest endurance athletes the world has ever known, suffered a seizure at home as his young son looked on in horror. A man who had known no limits, a man who had practically achieved the impossible, was now struggling to master life's simple challenges. A year earlier, as James undertook yet another endurance challenge in Arizona, he was knocked off his bike by the wing mirror of a petrol tanker. It had smashed into the back of his head at high speed, causing severe frontal lobe damage. The doctors weren't sure if he would recover and, if he did, whether he would ever be the same again. "Touching Distance" is an extraordinary, honest and powerful account as James and his wife Bev confront for the first time the lasting effects that the accident has had on their lives. It is the story of a marriage, of a family and of one man's fight back to be the best husband and father he can be."--Book jacket.