Bøker av David R Patrick

My brain served me though very well throughout my life. Until one day in 2015 it didn't. I first suffered an extreme sustained mania that did not switch off for 2 months no matter how tired or medicated I was. Then after the mania stopped, so did my brain function. It was like a light that burns so bright, it burns itself out. I could no longer think, talk, or even understand what was going on. I was just an observer to the world seeing but not comprehending. Little did I know it then but it would be over 6 years before I could fully regain cognitive function and become, well me again, albeit with some small quirky changes. The process was at times laborious and other times spectacular. This book was wrtten as I went through my final stages of recovery and takes you on the journey.

Following on from Closed for Repairs, I was hoping for a year to enjoy all the things I had lost. A quiet year. That was not to be. The very act of recovery sparked a whole series of challenges. This book traverses a very eventful year. I had my mind back but how things have changed.

This is not a weight loss book. I do not think being thin is somehow superior. I do not like people telling me its all about willpower. I am fat, it crept up on me, whenever I wasnt looking. At major events in my life my weight jumped then settled. Diets no matter how long or severe were battles won in a lost war. I wanted to tell this story from a fat persons perspective. Its not that we are lazy or have no will power. This is an evil enemy that thwarts at every turn. However, I was told "lose weight or die" by a surgeon so I need to lose the weight of an adult orangutang (thats a lot). However this time I have a secret weapon I never had before..... Ozempic. This book documents the first half of my journey, either to a lifelong goal or epic fail.