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Aged just 29, gifted, athletic and loved, Lu Spinney's son Miles was on the brink of a brilliant future. Then a snowboarding accident changed everything. He suffered a devastating head injury and was left in a coma.With unflinching honesty, Lu has written a passionate, urgent account of the years following Miles's accident, revealing his existence imprisoned in a limbo of fluctuating consciousness, at times agonizingly aware of his predicament. Beyond the High Blue Air explores the nature of self when all means of communication are lost, the anguish of witnessing Miles's suffering and the slow-dawning recognition by his family that, though Miles had been prevented from dying, he had not been brought back to a meaningful life. Beyond the High Blue Air is a bold, raw, courageous memoir: a testament to the fierce power of maternal love.
After reading a few books about Terri Schiavo I became interested in the topic of consciousness disorders. The brain is so complex and fascinating and I believe makes us who we are. I was very hesitant to read this particular book not only because it was written by his mother, but because unlike the case of Terri Schiavo, Miles is in a state of minimal consciousness as opposed to a vegetative state. I knew it would be heartbreaking and it was. The book is also so beautifully written, painfully honest, and more than anything, a story of everlasting love and perseverance. The author is such a wonderful writer that it’s hard to believe this is her first book. You will fall in love with the author, her family and above all Miles. I strongly recommend it.
