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In January 1996, a van speeding through a red light ended the life Kara Swanson had known. She suddenly joined the two million Americans who suffer brain injury each year. It was like being thrust into a foreign country with no map, no way to speak the language, no directions home. Written with laugh-out-loud humor, candor, and technical input from medical and legal professionals, I'll Carry the Fork! offers inspiration and practical help to anyone dealing with the aftermath of brain injury. Because, as Kara says, "Sometimes when your life ends, you don't actually die."

Kara Swanson is the author of I'll Carry the Fork! Recovering a Life After Brain Injury. Her book, her keynote speeches, and her Online blog have helped TBI survivors, their support people, and the medical community all over the globe. Now Kara returns for a 20th-anniversary encore to the original. Incorporating the struggles and the successful strategies of the countless thousands she has met and worked with these last 20 years, Kara has created a unique and extraordinary compliment to the original.

Hasten the Rising delivers an inspiring message to women of all ages. While it focuses, specifically, on the common and potentially-dangerous challenges in our intimate relationships, it champions, more broadly, the innate beauty, worth, and power of all women. It is a great dose of self-esteem and a siren call for all women to unleash their dazzling color, their unique style, and their dynamic strength.