Crash: A Mother, A Son, and the Journey from Grief to Gratitude

Crash: A Mother, a Son, and the Journey from Grief to Gratitude is a memoir by Carolyn Roy-Bornstein, MD, about overcoming unexpected obstacles brought to her family, changing both her and her son's life forever. In hopes of spreading awareness about the repercussions of drunk driving and brain injuries, she shares the details about how her and her family coped with the unfortunate accident. This book depicts her different perspectives, one as a mother who's son was the victim, and as a doctor who couldn't control what was happening.
About the Author
Carolyn Roy-Bornstein, MD, is an American, award-winning author and monthly writer of a health column titled, Pediatric Points, in Pediatrics for Parents. Many of her writings have appeared in The Boston Globe, The Journal of the American Medical Association, Pediatrics, Yale Journal of Humanities in Medicine, Kaleidoscope: Exploring the Experience of Disability Through Literature and the Fine Arts, and Chicken Soup for the Soul. She first entered the medical field as a nurse, working in the ICU, burn unit, and newborn nursery, which is when she fell in love with working with children. While working as a nurse she observed how the residents would diagnose and write orders and knew she could do that as well. and became a pediatric doctor. She has been in the medical field for over 20 years.
Carolyn is married and has two biological sons and two foster daughters. She speaks about her youngest son, Neil, who was the victim of the car accident in her book, Crash: A Mother, a Son, and the Journey from Grief to Gratitude. Her son's resulting brain injury inspired her to research more about brain injuries and learn about how it affects people's personalities and more. She even became an ambassador for the Brain Injury Association of Massachusetts.

Works
* Last Stop on the Struggle Bus (coming soon)
* Chicken Soup for the Soul: Recovering from Traumatic Brian Injuries: 101 Stories of Hope, Healing, and Hard Work (2014)
"A true testament of the unique love, dedication, and human spirit of a family shattered by an unthinkable accident. Beautifully written...heartbreakingly intimate...unwaveringly honest." - Julia Fox Garrison<ref name=":2" />
“Roy-Bornstein reminds us, with heart-breaking prose, that life is a journey and a mother's heart is a powerful weapon.” -Lee Woodruff, author of Perfectly Imperfect<ref name=":4" />

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