Report on Cathy Crimmins's Where is the Mango Princess?
Heroine’s Journey
A Short report on:
“Where is the Mango Princess?”
Cathy Crimmins
“Where is the Mango Princess”
In my search for an intellectual hero that could relate to a Speech Language Pathology[1] (SLP) major, I came across several drawbacks. I found that many people that could be held in such regard, produced books that read more like instructional manuals rather than a personal journey. I realized that not all “intellectual heroes” in my field of study hold the title of “Doctor”. An SLP major can relate most to the family members of those they are trying to learning to treat. Speech Language Pathology greatly deals with Traumatic Brain Injury patients and their physical rehabilitation. Cathy Crimmins, author/caregiver/wife to Alan Forman, best chronicles her journey in her book, “Where Is the Mango Princess”, and brings to light in a very humorous fashion the trials and tribulations that come with the treatment of Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) patients. It all starts with a winning raffle ticket to a very bad vacation trip. On the last day of their vacation, Cathy watches her husband, Alan Forman and their nine year old daughter Kelly, sail a small skiff across a lake in Kingston, Canada in what was supposed to be one of many trips to get their belongings back in the car and head home. In a freak accident, a speed boat crashes into the skiff, and causes Alan to suffer a TBI. “Alan’s brain got run over by a speedboat” explains Cathy, “the speedboat literally crashed into his skull”.
The Call A few moments after the accident, Kelly comes back to the vacation spot in a different boat, panicking, desperately trying to explain that there was an accident. Cathy gets a ride to the scene, where she finds her husband unconscious and still in the skiff. Alan is rushed over to the nearest hospital via helicopter, riding alongside him is Cathy. At this point, Cathy is alerted by the paramedics of the fleeting hope of Alan
A Short report on:
“Where is the Mango Princess?”
Cathy Crimmins
“Where is the Mango Princess”
In my search for an intellectual hero that could relate to a Speech Language Pathology[1] (SLP) major, I came across several drawbacks. I found that many people that could be held in such regard, produced books that read more like instructional manuals rather than a personal journey. I realized that not all “intellectual heroes” in my field of study hold the title of “Doctor”. An SLP major can relate most to the family members of those they are trying to learning to treat. Speech Language Pathology greatly deals with Traumatic Brain Injury patients and their physical rehabilitation. Cathy Crimmins, author/caregiver/wife to Alan Forman, best chronicles her journey in her book, “Where Is the Mango Princess”, and brings to light in a very humorous fashion the trials and tribulations that come with the treatment of Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) patients. It all starts with a winning raffle ticket to a very bad vacation trip. On the last day of their vacation, Cathy watches her husband, Alan Forman and their nine year old daughter Kelly, sail a small skiff across a lake in Kingston, Canada in what was supposed to be one of many trips to get their belongings back in the car and head home. In a freak accident, a speed boat crashes into the skiff, and causes Alan to suffer a TBI. “Alan’s brain got run over by a speedboat” explains Cathy, “the speedboat literally crashed into his skull”.
The Call A few moments after the accident, Kelly comes back to the vacation spot in a different boat, panicking, desperately trying to explain that there was an accident. Cathy gets a ride to the scene, where she finds her husband unconscious and still in the skiff. Alan is rushed over to the nearest hospital via helicopter, riding alongside him is Cathy. At this point, Cathy is alerted by the paramedics of the fleeting hope of Alan
Bibliography: • Crimmins, C.E. Where is the Mango Princess?. New York: Vintage Books, 2001. Print. • “Definition of Diffuse Axonal Injury”. Wikipedia. 3. March. 2013. Web. 5. March. 2013. • “Definition of Hematoma”. MedicineNet. 19. March. 2012. Web. 5. March. 2013 • “Definition of Speech Language Pathology”. MedicineNet. 20. August. 2012. Web 5.March.2013. • “Definition of Disinhibition”. Miriam Webster Dictionary. 2012. Web. 5. March. 2013. ----------------------- [1] A specialist who evaluates and treats patients with speech, language, cognitive-communication and swallowing disorders in individuals of all ages, from infants to the elderly. [2] Diffuse axonal injury (DAI) is one of the most common and devastating types of traumatic brain injury, meaning that damage occurs over a more widespread area than in focal brain injury. [3] Hematoma: A localized swelling that is filled with blood caused by a break in the wall of a blood vessel. [4] Disinhibition: loss or reduction of an inhibition (as by the action of interfering stimuli or events).