Where Did I Go?

8 December 2011: I went to a small horse competition in the morning. That much I do remember ... After that absolutely nothing. Surviving a near fatal brain injury brings a person face to face with the very basis of their identity. Some will be lucky and pick up their former lives with barely a missed step. Others will have everything that holds them to who they were stripped away by brain damage. When former Champion eventer Polly Williamson sustains a traumatic brain injury in a horrific incident with a young horse, she is given a 33% chance of returning to life as a wife and mother. It severs her connection to her former self and for a long time it steals away her ability to care for her children. Polly is left struggling to relate to who she was. Brave and beautifully honest, Where did I go? is the powerful yet positive account of Polly's journey to rediscover the pieces of her identity, lost after a traumatic brain injury. Includes exclusive new afterword: Fourteen years later ... With a foreword by HRH The Princess Royal **Praise for Polly Williamson**'A total inspiration, a MUST READ'So honest & insightful, funny & emotional'Couldn't put it down'Beautifully written, courageously honest'What a journey from an amazing woman. Her story will be an inspiration to those who suffer a devastating brain injury and to their families'This is a must read book for those living with TBI, their carers and family/friends who want greater understanding'Polly's book has been inspirational for me and my recovery'By describing her inner thoughts and feelings Polly has made a valuable contribution to helping other people understand what it is like to suffer trauma and disability'Hugely inspirational'This story is incredible, not only because it tells of one person's long, slow and painful recovery from a near-death experience, but because it describes so clearly what it is like to exist with a damaged brain'Polly's book made me realise that I wasn't alone in wondering who I was anymore'I'm astounded, moved, shocked, saddened, but mostly in awe ... It isn't just those who've been immediately affected by such a traumatic event who should read this. Everyone can take something from it'

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