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“I found Jon’s book mesmerizing to the end. It is a sincere and touching reflection of a difficult time in his life. It is an instructive help for others who might be so injured–especially the difficulty with closed head injury.  I recommend this to others”

~ David Willey, MD, FAAFP
Catalyst Medical Clinic

“It is hard to imagine that a book about surviving a heart attack and its subsequent brain injury could be funny, but somehow Jon Johnston succeeds brilliantly.  His story of death and recovery is gripping and an absolute must-read for anyone who is trying to understand what life is like with brain injury.  He is an inspiring and honest writer who tells his story with a compelling bluntness.  Two thumbs up!”

~ Uzma Samadani, MD PhD
Neurosurgeon in private practice and at Minneapolis VAMC, Associate Professor at University of Minnesota

Been Dead, Never Been To Europe

My Recovery From The Widowmaker Heart Attack And The Brain Injury That Came With It

Jon Johnston was an active, healthy adult when he dropped dead suddenly of a widowmaker heart attack. He was not expected to live, after being dead for more than 20 minutes, but if he did survive, his brain would forever be damaged due to oxygen deprivation.

Alternating between humor, sadness, and anger at his body’s betrayal, Jon takes us with him as he puts his life back together. At the beginning, he sees the trauma as a minor inconvenience and expects a speedy recovery. As he realizes the damage to his heart is permanent, he is hit with another setback when he is diagnosed with a traumatic brain injury, leaving him with memory loss, debilitating headaches, and a loss of identity. Tasks that had been trivial had become onerous endeavors, and his life became an unexpected challenge.

Been Dead, Never Been to Europe offers a real-life view of what it takes to rebuild after a devastating event, to accept an unexpected present and future, and to discover a new identity. Been Dead, Never Been to Europe will appeal to readers who seek memoirs of resilience, and to those whose own lives have been affected by unexpected trauma.

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Jon Johnston

About Jon Johnston

Jon Johnston spends most of his time as an IT Consultant. When he’s not bringing your servers back online, he’s busy writing, blabbering on YouTube, and trying to figuring out how he’s going to write the great American Novel. He lives in Chaska, Minnesota with his wife, Heidi. And a son who won’t move out. Then there’s Leo, the loudest cat in history, and Esther, a wonderful, loving, but very big dog.
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Each year, the American Heart Association, in conjunction with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Institutes of Health and other government agencies, compiles up-to-date statistics on heart disease, stroke and other vascular diseases in the Heart Disease and Stroke Statistical Update.

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