Dennis Mitton

Can I Fix My Brain? Dennis Mitton

An injury to the brain in any fashion - TBI, stroke, or Alzheimer's - causes a host of maladies. Dennis Mitton, an avid bicycle racer, and author of Can I Fix My Brain? was struck by a car on the night before a bicycle race. Surgeons put him together but couldn't stop his brain from bleeding. When he woke from life support and a coma, he couldn't remember if he was married or that his parents died. Family had come to visit, but he didn't know them. Doctors guessed he might not walk or work again. In six weeks, he walked. He ran in eight and resumed work in five months. His unexpected recovery earned him the moniker of The Miracle Man. Released from the hospital, he wanted a book that would tell him what to expect. Finding nothing, he decided to write the book he wanted to read, knowing that thousands of people each year need this help. Writing first about his accident and hospital experiences, he writes about exercise and diet, meditation and faith, and even about sex (it's a short chapter!) If you are injured, or if you care for someone injured, or if you live with an injured person, Mitton provides a friendly arm around your shoulder as you walk the path to recovery. He shares experiences and advice on a multitude of questions and topics in an understanding manner, having walked in your shoes. He does not give medical or legal advice but answers many questions that only a fellow traveler can.