A True Story of "Mild" Traumatic Brain Injury and My Twenty-Year (so far) Recovery
One day in the middle of an ordinary life, Lynne Melcombe went to what should have been an unremarkable meeting and made a random choice. This is her account of what followed that choice—from the gaslighting, indifference, and ignorance of healthcare professionals to the gotcha tactics of insurance company lawyers. No Such Thing is a painfully personal but powerful memoir of Melcombe’s struggle to heal from a so-called “mild” brain injury, but it is also a well-researched indictment of medical, legal and political failure. It’s a must-read for anyone who might one day make a random choice in the middle of an unremarkable meeting. Which is to say all of us.
"With devastating detail, No Such Thing shows the enormous damage a single concussion can cause, be it from a simple fall, a common car accident, or (as in my case) a few seconds of street violence on a sunny afternoon... generous, heartbreaking, and ultimately inspiring."
- Havard Gould, award-winning broadcast journalist (retired)
"An empowering story that challenges everything we think we know about concussion."
- Ken McGoogan, award-winning author
"Beautifully written with raw honesty... a vital call for empathy and understanding."
- Julia Nunes, author
