“I read the book & I am amazed in the similarities in the experience, there are a lot of differences too, but the internal suffering sounds & feels very familiar.....The book has helped me to understand my own feelings of isolation and inner rage, feelings that I have otherwise had difficulty expressing...”.
Shelley, Australia

“Your whole premise about empowerment as a part of healing...and the medics responsibility to facilitate that, or at the very least, to not trample on it, was fabulous. And it came through from start to finish”
Ellen, NZ

“I’ve just finished reading your story….wow! Literally could not put it down.”
Ingrid, NZ

“I just finished your book. I couldn’t put it down. Not only that, but it really left me thinking about all kinds of things when I didn’t have my nose in it.”
Vivienne, NZ

“I just wanted to thank you for your words, work and preparedness to share your intimate journey through your book. I found it in Pathfinders on Friday and couldn’t put it aside until late last night when I had finished it. It spoke of so many things that I could say YES! to from my own journey too. And of course I could appreciate so many of the shared experiences and feelings, questions and learnings…. “
Elaine, NZ

“Reading it was like going on a journey - of self-discovery really.  And if ever a book has needed to be written it was that one…”
Joyce, NZ

“Extraordinary! You’ve written a very moving, compelling and well-crafted story. Much more than that: You’ve done a terrific job of transcending a horrific experience and transforming it into something of great value to anyone who can get past their knee-jerk discomfort about the subject matter……It really is a story of spiritual transformation, and has implications for anyone who would welcome guidance on that journey.”
Martin, NZ

“The book you have written about your life has simply amazed me. It shows that people who are going through their own hell can have hope that it will end and they will eventually come out into the sunshine alive and well, even if they are changed profoundly like you have been.
 What amazed me beyond the facts and emotions of your own experience was your deep exploration of the philosophy of human identity. Your discussions of issues such as the lack of boundaries between us and the world when we are infants, and the experiments on learned helplessness- they all struck a deep chord in me”
Rick, Australia

“This memoir of a life altering accident could be unbearably preachy about the dangers of drink driving, but instead is an anatomy of what it is like to be a patient in the New Zealand public healthcare system; and how the division between patient and doctor can be incredibly counterproductive. It is also an intensely honest memoir of what is it like to have a single event change your life. I would recommend this book to anyone with a chronic illness or life-altering injury, and it should be compulsory reading for all health practitioners in New Zealand”
Customer review Fishpond.com.au (Australia’s biggest online bookstore)

“…I have just finished reading your book ‘Losing Face’ and what an inspiration you have become to me. My life is now much richer for being fortunate enough to have read your memoir….I just wanted to honestly thank you for writing such an unbelievably wonderful and inspirational book.”
Nikki, Australia

“Coming back to it a second time confirms how powerful the story is. It’s a narrative with a lot of depth and will strike a chord with anyone who has had to overcome something major in their lives. This broader appeal strikes me more so on rereading the manuscript… It’s been a privilege working on your manuscript and I believe the book will touch many lives.”
Linda Cassells, (my Editor in NZ)

“I kept reading your book slower and slower because I wanted it to last longer.”
Mary, Australia

“Your story spoke volumes to me about how you found it in yourself to finally let go, the recognition that ‘hope’ stopped you from grieving and accepting what you couldn’t change and t find peace with that...I thank my sister for picking the book up and most of all, I thank you for sharing with us your amazing story and for the valuable insights you have given me upon reading it.”
Jenny, N Z

“Hats off to YOU!!! Your story is one of courage and inspiration. What an incredible journey. I cried for you. I smile for you. Your story is very close to my heart.“
Diane, NZ

“Of all the Medical Journey books I have read yours is the only one that really describes the spiritual nature of medical trials…. I search for profound universal truths in books. Most have 1 or 2, but yours had many.”
Kerry, USA (Contact via Compassion In Healthcare web site)

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