Bouncing Back: The story of an international gymnast who broke her neck, resulting in a spinal cord injury, and her long road to recovery.

In 2007, at just 24 years old, Natalie O’Connor a promising Great Britain trampolinist had an accident while training, breaking her neck and sustaining a career ending and life changing spinal cord injury. Natalie found herself having life saving surgery at St. Georges hospital, London, while her family were told: “”She will never walk again””.She remained in intensive care and on life support before finally being offered bed at the Royal National Orthopaedic hospital, Stanmore, where she would literally take her very first steps towards her rehabilitation.This inspirational story shows Natalie’s pure courage, determination and perseverance to prove her doctors wrong and get back on her feet. It documents Natalie’s rehabilitation physically from learning to breathe unaided to walking again and mentally as she adjusts to life after sport. It will leave you amazed, uplifted and in awe at what can be achieved when all hope seems to have gone. —- ISBN: 9781091481060 | ISBN10: 1091481067 | ISBN-13: 978-1091481060