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    The Blink of an Eye: A Memoir of Dying--and Learning How to Live Again
    The Blink of an Eye: A Memoir of Dying--and Learning How to Live Again
    The Blink of an Eye: A Memoir of Dying--and Learning How to Live Again
    Audiobook6 hours

    The Blink of an Eye: A Memoir of Dying--and Learning How to Live Again

    Written by Rikke Schmidt Kjærgaard and Bill Bryson

    Narrated by Stina Nielsen and Timothy Andrés Pabon

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    About this audiobook

    Acclaimed by Bill Bryson as “spellbinding and harrowing,” the story of one woman’s dramatic recovery from life-threatening illness

    At the age of 38, Danish scientist Rikke Schmidt Kjærgaard is struck down by an acute bout of bacterial meningitis. Weeks later, she wakes from a coma in intensive care to find herself “locked in,” unable to show she is conscious except by blinking her eyes. Despite a mere 5 percent chance of survival, she makes a miraculous recovery and returns to the world—painfully learning how to breathe, move, eat, and speak again, even resume her work as a scientist. The Blink of an Eye is a celebration of love, family, and every little thing that matters when life is in the balance—by a writer uniquely positioned to describe the journey from death back to life.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherBrilliance Audio
    Release dateMay 14, 2019
    ISBN9781721364534
    The Blink of an Eye: A Memoir of Dying--and Learning How to Live Again
    Author

    Rikke Schmidt Kjærgaard

    Rikke Schmidt Kjaergaard, PhD, is a scientist, mother, and cofounder of Graphicure, which develops software to help patients understand their conditions and manage treatment. She has held positions at Cambridge, Harvard Medical School, and Aarhaus University. She was a member of the Young Academy at the Royal Danish Academy of Sciences and Letters.

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