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Where did I go?: Rediscovering My Identity, Lost After a Traumatic Brain Injury (Crumps Barn Studio Personal Memoir) by [Polly Williamson, HRH The Princess Royal]

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"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 sustained a traumatic brain injury in a horrific incident with a young horse she was given a 33% chance of returning to life as a wife and mother. It severed her connection to her former self and for a long time it stole away her ability to care for her children. Polly was 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.

With a foreword by HRH The Princess Royal.

Just some of the 5* reviews for Polly Williamson: ‘WRITTEN WITH TRUE HONESTY’ ‘WOW’ ‘COULDN’T PUT IT DOWN’

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March 10, 2016
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ASIN ‏ : ‎ B019NBQD20
Publisher ‏ : ‎ Crumps Barn Studio LLP (March 10, 2016)
Publication date ‏ : ‎ March 10, 2016
Language ‏ : ‎ English
File size ‏ : ‎ 6733 KB
Simultaneous device usage ‏ : ‎ Unlimited
Text-to-Speech ‏ : ‎ Enabled
Screen Reader ‏ : ‎ Supported
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Print length ‏ : ‎ 294 pages
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Sarah

Interesting and inspirational.

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on December 24, 2020

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Polly Williamson gives an interesting and very moving account of her time recovering from a serious brain injury. I’m not into horseriding so had never heard of her previously, but I found her story fascinating. Her determination is nothing short of admirable and she is honest about her thoughts and fears without succumbing to self-pity. She should be very proud of overcoming such trauma and being able to share her story with others. I might add that she was lucky also to be surrounded by such a fantastically generous support network of friends and family.

Jessica Bartlett

THIS BOOK SHOULD WIN AN AWARD

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on July 12, 2016

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Polly Williamson has inspired me in my recovery from a brain injury , in fact some of the 'journey' which Polly describes so graphically has been mine too. She has given me encouragement but more than that, hope that by the time I too am four and a half years along the recovery road, I will be as able and eloquent as she is. She does not hide from some of the awful parts...trying to manage without nappy pants or becoming 'lost' on British Rail so that I was able to draw a line after some of my awful experiences too. After reading some of it (I have not finished it all) I found I would tell myself after a bad time that it was OK, Polly had done it and had made it through. I only read it in small parts because it is SO accurate it brings back all that I lived through. What is also evident is how much Tobe loves her and how this, along with her boys, has helped to pull her through. She does not stint on describing how her family, extended as well as close, have supported her despite some of the tensions they all lived through. Again the truth which Polly writes is helpful because brain injury affects so many people who are connected to the injured person. I will never forget this book as it has been such a powerful force for ensuring that I progress. Above all, Polly's strength shines through, her determination to be a Mum to her boys and to be her own person again. I used to try to hide I had a brain injury in case people thought I too was 'mentally deficient' but since reading Polly's book I have come to realise that anyone who thinks that has the problem, not me. Thank You Polly for your courage and your honesty. You will be one of my 'Heros" for life!

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Kilt_monster

If you ever want to understand the personal difficulties surrounding recovery from a head injury this is the book

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on October 21, 2017

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If you ever want to understand what it's like for someone recovering from a serious head injury this is the book for you. Williamson holds very little back about the many tensions involved in recovery, from her own personal journey to the people around her; having an irrational rage at her mother, her children thinking she was 'weird', struggling to cook a meal; all these things come together.

It is quite an upsetting book too, thankfully with many happy moments, but be prepared for this.

Linda

A truly inspirational book

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on November 8, 2019

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This book is a must read for anyone who has suffered from a brain injury or knows someone who has. In February 2018 I suffered from a subarachnoid haemorrhage and whilst my condition was a lot less severe than Polly's I live with the fact that within one moment in time I hung between life and death. My initial recovery was fairly quick but the long term effects continue. Polly's book made me realise that I wasn't alone in wondering who I was anymore. From the outside everything looks fine but its how such an injury makes you feel on the inside that is the biggest hurdle. Thank you Polly for renewing my strength.

Mrs Ailsa J Williamson

By describing her inner thoughts and feelings Polly has made a valuable contribution to helping other people understand what it

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on November 17, 2016

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"Where did I go?" is a worthwhile read by Polly Williamson in which she describes the long journey to recovery from traumatic brain injury. In my capacity as a Speech Therapist I witnessed quite a number of patients make the long and varied road to recovery from brain injury. I may have seen what was needed to help those people but I was looking from without, while here, Polly describes how she felt from within. How it felt to take her driving test again after having once been a competent driver, trying to make sense of a once familiar world, finding her identity, finding new ways to reinvent herself. 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. By Marigold Dick,Speech Therapist, November 2016.

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