How to Get Run Over by a Truck Paperback – October 4, 2016 by Katie C. McKenna

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Author: McKenna Katie C.

Brand: Inkshares

Package Dimensions: 25x208x249

Number Of Pages: 294

Release Date: 04-10-2016

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People often say, “I feel like I’ve been run over by a truck.” Katie actually was.

On a sunny morning bike ride in Brooklyn, twenty-four-year-old Katie McKenna was forever changed when she was run over by an eighteen-wheeler. Being crushed under a massive semi wasn’t something Katie should have survived. After ten hours of emergency surgery, she woke to find herself in a body and a life that would never be the same.

In this brutally honest and surprisingly funny memoir, Katie recalls the pivotal event and the long, confusing road to recovery that followed. Between the unprepared nudity in front of her parents post-surgery, hospital happy hours, and the persistent fear that she would never walk again, Katie details the struggles she’s faced navigating her new reality. This inspiring memoir follows Katie’s remarkable journey to let go of her old life and fall in love with her new one.
Review
“McKenna brings terrific humor and soul to her story.” ―
Newsday

“One of the funniest, bravest memoirs I’ve ever read. I think we all wonder what would happen if we had to start over. Here is how one woman did it―rebuilding her body and life by force of will and personality. It reminded me how humor truly is an act of grace.” ―John Freeman, editor of
Freeman’s and author of
How to Read a Novelist

“Despite its name, [McKenna’s memoir] is a laugh riot voyage through getting run over by a truck, recovering, living, loving…” ―Gersh Kuntzman,
New York Daily News columnist

“Katie McKenna shares the story of her accident with humor, love, bravery, and strength. Your heart will explode for Katie ― and for yourself.” ―Raydene Salinas,
New York Magazine

“Katie McKenna’s beautiful, wrenching memoir reduced me to actual tears―and then, slowly, left me with a broad smile and a growing sense of wonder. This book starts out as the story of an accident, but it becomes a meditation on the preciousness of life, and the long road we all travel to become ourselves.” ―Jennifer Finney Boylan, author of
She’s Not There and
Stuck in the Middle with You

“Fascinating, inspirational, and actually quite educational about what happens after an accident. I couldn’t put it down. Katie writes with such humor as well. She is a great example of strength for all of us. I would highly recommend this as a gift for someone going through a hard time.” ―Amy Newmark, author, editor, and publisher of
Chicken Soup for the Soul

“At times visceral and horrifying, at times heartbreaking and healing, and at times hilarious, McKenna’s memoir is a testament to the incredible resilience of the human spirit coming up against a crushing blow.” ―Hilary Angus, Managing Editor of
Momentum Mag

“…Unflinchingly honest, at times dark, and yet surprisingly funny ― a delight to read.” ―Michael J. O’Loughlin, author of
The Tweetable Pope: A Spiritual Revolution in 140 Characters

“Incredibly moving and insightful… This book should be required reading for all professionals who work in the field of medical trauma and rehabilitation.” ―Leo J. Shea III, Ph.D., Clinical Associate Professor Of Rehabilitation Medicine NYU-Langone Medical Center

“Gripping, honest and full of humor, I couldn’t put
How to Get Run Over by a Truck down. At times I felt like I was listening to Katie recount her story as we shared a glass of wine, as it was incredibly personal and very real.” ―Sarah Lowell Harmon, LMHC, Wentworth Institute of Technology
About the Author
Katie McKenna is a professional fund-raiser and stand-up comedian living in Brooklyn. She runs a blog called
Small Bites and Little Victories and is an expert on the best date spots in New York City.
How to Get Run Over by a Truck is her first book.
Excerpt. © Reprinted by permission. All rights reserved.
Chapter One How did you survive this? My first recommendation is to ride a bicycle. This is specifically for their fool factor – every time I saw someone riding a bicycle it seemed