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marpuntleest 's review for:
Ghost Boy: My Miraculous Escape from a Life Locked Inside My Own Body
by Martin Pistorius
This book is a 100% recommendation for everyone working in health care concerning children and adults with severe brain damage or physical disabilities which impair the patient's abilities to communicate. Always remember: however little you think your patient is aware of, always treat them like they are.
This book might tell an exceptional story that we don't see very often, especially when brain damage is concerned, and some of the experiences might be a little too enthousiastically extended to other people described in the book (for example, I do have some concerns for the woman in the supermarket), but it shows that with no exception, we should always try. As a speech and language pathologist, for me it is always my goal to at least find one way that a patient can communicate with other people. Thank you, Martin, for telling us once again in the most powerful way why communication is the most important skill we all have. I am so glad that you found a way to find your voice again!
This book might tell an exceptional story that we don't see very often, especially when brain damage is concerned, and some of the experiences might be a little too enthousiastically extended to other people described in the book (for example, I do have some concerns for the woman in the supermarket), but it shows that with no exception, we should always try. As a speech and language pathologist, for me it is always my goal to at least find one way that a patient can communicate with other people. Thank you, Martin, for telling us once again in the most powerful way why communication is the most important skill we all have. I am so glad that you found a way to find your voice again!