An excellent view into what it's like to almost die and then slowly feel your way back into living, albeit a different kind of life--harder but richer. Rikke skips nothing. Almost in a day-by-day account, she talks about what it's like to be in pain, to be treated like a thing by medical professionals vs. being treated as a person with emotions and comfort, and the struggle to try to find the way forward and persevere.

As a former nurse, a lot of her accounts felt familiar, but it certainly made me more aware of the finer details of being confined in a bed; unable to move, talk, or even breath without assistance. And yet she made it through and to this day is fighting back by empowering others and making lives better.

This book is gutsy and authentic. Give a copy to anyone struggling to find hope while watching a loved one in medical turmoil, but also recommend it to any health professional you know.