Learning to Walk

By Lisa Burnette

On June 12, 2000 Lisa Burnette entered the Royal London Hospital, suffering from meningococcal septicaemia - a life-threatening infection. After the removal of her legs, nine operations and five months in hospital Lisa began a gruelling recovery process. Moving back to her native Australia, Lisa had to leave behind the carefree lifestyle of her early twenties and begin a new life; life as an amputee. It was to be the start of a powerful journey for Lisa. Of the strenuous physical challenges to recovery mapped against the inevitable emotional hurdles. It has been a journey with numerous layers, a journey she continues to this day and a journey that Lisa now makes, step by step.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1409274845
• ISBN13: 9781409274841
• Release Date: November 2008
• Publisher: Lulu.com
• Length: 226 Pages
• Weight: 0.61 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 5.8" x 8.3"