March forth
Subtitle: the inspiring true story of a Canadian soldier's journey of love, hope and survival
By: Trevor Greene & Debbie Greene ; foreword by Rick Hillier
Contributors: Greene, Debbie, 1971-
Publisher: HarperCollins Canada
Published: 2012
Place of publication: Toronto
Language: eng
Number of pages: 327
ISBN-13: 9781443405126
Subjects: Health; Head; Wounds and injuries; Patients; Family relationships; Rehabilitation; Biography; Soldiers; Afghan War, 2001-; Canadian Personal narratives; Afghan War (2001-) fast (OCoLC)fst01695175
Description: "At the age of forty-one, Trevor Greene, a journalist and a reservist in the Canadian Army, deployed to Kandahar with the 1st Battalion PPCLI Battle Group. On March 4th, 2006, while meeting with village elders in a remote village in Kandahar Province, Greene removed his helmet out of respect, confident that a centuries-old pact would protect him from harm. Without warning, a teenage boy under the influence of the Taliban came up behind Greene and swung a rusty axe deep into his skull, nearly splitting his brain in two. Trevor's fiancee, Debbie, was initially told that he would not live. When he survived, she was told that he would never come out of his coma, let alone be able to move on his own. But Debbie never left Trevor's side, and after years of rehabilitation, setbacks and crises, Trevor learned to talk and move again. In July 2010, he stood up at his own wedding, Debbie at his side and their daughter, Grace, carrying their rings down the aisle as their flower girl. March Forth is a remarkable story of love told in two voices: Trevor's, up until the attack that changed their lives; and Debbie's, as she works tirelessly to rehabilitate the man she loves. Together, Trevor and Debbie have written the next chapter in their remarkable story."--Publisher's description.