Tales from the Blast Factory

A veteran tells his story of suffering from traumatic brain injury—and finally finding relief.   Former Green Beret Andrew Marr served multiple tours of duty in Afghanistan—incurring dozens of traumatic brain injuries. It just about destroyed him and his family, and almost cost him his life.   After the military medical establishment repeatedly failed him, Marr called upon the initiative and determination that had served him as a warrior—and eventually triumphed with the help of an innovative doctor. As thousands of veterans, athletes, accident victims, and other TBI sufferers wallow in the wake of inadequate treatment—and in many tragic cases, turn to suicide—this book offers new hope and explains the science behind this very specific kind of healing, and why conventional protocols fail.   "Takes us from the battlefields of Afghanistan to Andrew's unrelenting battle to be whole again . . . a raw reminder that even in a brain injured state, the mind can clearly triumph." —Joe Rogan