Slow Dance: A Story of Stroke, Love and Disability

In 1987, The Brilliant Filmmaker Bonnie Klein (not A Love Story, Speaking Our Peace), Suffered A Catastrophic Stroke That Left Her Paralyzed And On A Respirator. Slow Dance Is The Candid, Moving Account Of Her Fight Back – Relearning To Swallow, To Talk, To Stand, And To Adapt To Life With A Disability. An Inspiring Book With The Pace Of A Thriller, It Is Also From First To Last, A Remarkable Love Story. Every Year, Stroke Hits Nearly 50,000 Canadians; Over 14,000 Die. It Is The Number-one Cause Of Serious Adult Neurological Disability, The Fourth Most Common Cause Of Death. Bonnie’s Story Began When She Became Weak And Nauseous After A Summer Day Outdoors. When She Also Began To Stagger And Slur Her Speech, Her Husband Michael, A Physician, Raced Her To Hospital. Two Weeks Later, She Suffered A Second, Nearly Fatal, Stroke. Then 46, She Spent Seven Months In Hospital, And Over Two Years In Conventional And Self-created Rehabilitation. Michael Stayed Alongside Her, Acting As Husband, Doctor, Nurse, Advocate – Even Dancing Partner, As Bonnie “graduated” From Bed To Wheelchair To Walking With Support. As Soon As She Could Wield A Pencil, She Began To Chronicle Her Recovery, And The Tremendous Adjustments She And Her Family Have Had To Make In A World Still Largely Ignorant Of Its Disabled Population. This Is An Unforgettable Story Of Honesty, Courage, And Intelligence That Is As Gripping As It Is Informative And Illuminating.