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    Running Free: Breaking Out from Locked-in Syndrome
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    Running Free: Breaking Out from Locked-in Syndrome

    By Kate Allatt

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    Can you imagine being trapped inside your own body? Able to see and hear everything going on around you but unable to move or speak - the blink of an eye your only way of communicating. Fell-runner and fun-loving mother-of-three Kate Allatt's life was torn apart when what appeared to be a stress-related headache exploded into a massive brainstem stroke leading to locked-in syndrome. Totally paralysed, she became a prisoner inside her own body. Doctors warned her family she would never walk, talk or swallow or lead a normal life again. But they didn't know Kate. The words no and never were not in her vocabulary. With the help of her best friends and family she drew on every ounce of her runner's stamina and determination to make a recovery that amazed medical experts. Using a letter chart, Kate blinked the words "I will walk again". Soon she was moving her thumb and communicating with the world via Facebook. Eight months after her stroke, Kate said goodbye to nurses, walked out of hospital and returned home to learn how to run again. This is the story of her incredible journey.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherAccent Press
    Release dateMay 19, 2011
    ISBN9781682991046
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    Running Free: Breaking Out from Locked-in Syndrome
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    Kate Allatt

    Kate Allatt – Survivor - Winner Extraordinary Woman 2011- Founder ‘Fighting Strokes’ charity - Internationally Published Author - Motivational Speaker ‘Imagine being buried alive, where you can think and feel normally, but move absolutely nothing? You can hear & see everything going on but you are unable to communicate you can understand anything to anyone? Well that was Kate and fortunately she has have fully recovered. Today, she aims to inspire other people’s recoveries globally. The first of her three books - ‘Running Free' - was internationally published. Kate works voluntarily for her Fighting Strokes charity. She is a keynote motivational speaker and author of two other self-published books, ‘Gonna Fly Now!’ (2012) and ‘I Am Still The Same’ (November 2014). Kate has pioneered some national stroke recovery research which has recently received funding of £250,000. She is currently filming a documentary about dispelling the idea that once someone is diagnosed with Locked-In Syndrome they will always stay ‘trapped’ forever. She is also developing a ‘Unlocking Locked In’ stroke recovery app. Her notable media credits include: SBS Insight TV Australia, BBC Radio 2 Jeremy Vine, Globo TV Brazil, RTL Germany, BBC WORLD SERVICE, BBC Breakfast ABC Radio Australia, The Sunday Indian Times, Victoria Derbyshire podcast, BBC The One Show, ITV This Morning, Russia. @KateAllatt @FightingStrokes.

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