Review: The Blink of an Eye: What Dying Taught Me About Living

The Blink of an Eye: What Dying Taught Me About Living The Blink of an Eye: What Dying Taught Me About Living by Rikke Schmidt Kjærgaard
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

This is such a fascinating account of what someone actually experiences when faced with a near-death or even, life-threatening medical issue. I am on the medical side of this, having treated people and dealt with families on the receiving end of potentially devastating news. There is not a good way for the medical community to train for this aspect of medical care, each situation is different and the person we care for is loved by someone. To read through someone's experience as essentially given up for dead and then in a locked-in state is interesting. I have treated people with this and other similar conditions, but to hear firsthand, after leaving acute care, what that looks like from their perspective is truly a gift.
And the most glorious thing of all is, after the horror of the acute illness subsided, the insight that allowed her to feel that her life was enriched by this experience is just breath-taking. It feels like human nature would be to question, "Why me?" and sink into despair and yet for her it was a gift that allowed the focus of her consciousness to be on what matters. That is saintly. Beautiful.
Thank you for this ARC. It is wonderful and insightful.
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