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When the author is suddenly paralyzed by a rare disease, he becomes a prisoner inside his own body – and only his wife and doctor stand between him and death. He’s “totally locked-in” – he can’t move but his mind is still normal – so he is aware of what is happening to him and can hear everything people say.A Fallen Marionette follows a remarkable journey with cliffhangers and close-calls from start to finish. An honest, inspiring, life-affirming true story, it takes you along to experience the emotions, sensations, and sounds of being trapped in a dark world from which you may never escape. It is a poetic and compelling narrative of a normal man confronting his own humanity, and a testament to the heroism of his wife, doctor, therapists, and medical team.It contains valuable lessons on topical issues such as patient advocacy, communicating with an incapacitated patient, and the importance of leadership and motivation in rehabilitation and recovery. Events covered include HMO and insurance company disputes, physical therapy, occupational therapy, long-term medical care, transitional care, suicidal thoughts, addiction to painkillers and opioids.
Geo. Walsh had a pernicious medical condition which was rapidly paralyzing him. Just as his body was going from shock to death, his Doctor walked into the room and called a Code Blue. Geo. survived, locked in his paralyzed body, unable to communicate in any way with the outside world. This is the inside story of his journey from death into life. Having no choice but to trust care of his body to medical professionals, Geo., armed only with terror, courage, love and a fierce determination to get from one day to the next, comes through his almost year-long oddessy. Walsh shares tales of medical staff, most of whom were competent and caring, set off by a very few unnamed individuals who might better serve the world in some other way. He does this with a Charity that gives us a glimpse of his upbringing, and leads me to say of him "Geo. Walsh was, is, continues to be A Great Man.” Read this book. Buy it for those you know who are going through such trauma. Buy it for their families. Buy it for those working in hospitals, rehab facilities, retirement communities and nursing homes. Reading this book is possibly the best thing I have done for myself in years. Godspeed, Geo. Walsh.
