Don't Leave Me This Way

Or When I Get Back on My Feet You'll Be Sorry

By: Julia Fox Garrison

Narrated by: Joyce Bean

Julia Fox Garrison refused to listen to the professionals she called Dr. Jerk and Dr. Panic, who - after she suffered a massive, debilitating stroke at age thirty-seven - told her she’d probably die, or to Nurse Doom, who ignored her emergency call button. Instead she heeded the advice of kind, gifted Dr. Neuro, who promised her he would “treat your mind as well as your body.” Julia figured if she could somehow manage to get herself into a wheelchair, at least she’d always find parking. But after many, many months of hospitalization and rehab - with the help of family, friends, and her own indomitable spirit - Julia not only got into a wheelchair, but she got back out.

Don’t Leave Me This Way is the funny, inspiring, profoundly moving true story of a woman’s fight for her life and dignity - and her determined quest to awaken an entrenched, unfeeling medical community to the fact that there’s always a human being inside every patient.

©2006 Julia Fox Garrison (P)2012 Brilliance Audio, Inc.

Critic reviews

“Worth reading, every page of it.” ( Detroit Free Press)

"Inspiring... A moving story that pulls readers through her most humbling and most triumphant moments.” ( Boston Magazine)

AMAZING

Where does Don't Leave Me This Way rank among all the audiobooks you’ve listened to so far?

HIGH

What was one of the most memorable moments of Don't Leave Me This Way?

HER ADAPTION WHEN COMING HOME -

Was there a moment in the book that particularly moved you?

HER HUSBAND WAS WONDERFUL IN THE WAY HE TOOK THE TIME AND TROUBLE TO BATH/SHOWER AND DRESS HER - A TREMENDOUS TASK FOR HIM

Any additional comments?

I AM ALSO HANDICAPPED WITH POLIO, BUT COULD RELATE TO SO MANY OF HER CHALLENGES, ALTHOUGH I AM FORTUNATE NOT TO BE AS HANDICAPPED, BUT HAVE HAD QUITE A FEW OPERATIONS AND ADAPTION TO LIFE AFTER THEM I COULD REALLY UNDERSTAND WHAT SHE WENT THROUGH

Informative

As a health provider who often consuls end of life decisions, this brilliant piece of work has really opened my eyes to how I interact with my patients. It has given me another perspective that I had lost along the way.

Thank you

a must read

anyone in the medical field or dealing with a long term illness must read this!!

Absolutely encouraging

Thank you so much for sharing your experience with another young stroke survivor! it's been sooo amazingly helpful!

Thought provoking & humorous

What other book might you compare Don't Leave Me This Way to and why?

LEFT Neglected; The Long Run and last but not least Crashing Through. Julia Fox Garrison's book along with the list above are based on true stories. They are all related in that the main character unexpectedly faces major obstacles. The final book I listed, Crashing Through, is ironic because the main character gains a sense. The gained sense is his obstacle.