The Blurred Line
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On a remote, desolate Scottish hillside, a climber lays trapped under a boulder. A simple decision to turn left rather than right has devastating consequences for the rest of her life. On her journey of recovery, she makes the most unbearably tough decision and can only carry on as her mind shatters like glass inside her.
But in the midst of tragedy, there is still life to continue and with it just a touch of the darkest humour. Brutally honest and undeniable compelling, this story will take you from the depths of ketamine-holes and the heights of helicopter rescues - a story that follows the inner-workings of the NHS from a patient's point of view and one woman's struggle to get back all she has lost.
This is the blurred line between being lucky and being unlucky. This is my story.
Almost all of this story was written contemporary to the time the events occurred. I haven't gone back to read or edit them and I'm not sure I intend to. I'm not sure I could ever build up the courage to read them again and so these chapters are somewhat like a diary from the time - perhaps some of them make sense, perhaps some of them don't. In either case, I hope you enjoy!
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